help is this bad??

i just found this in my tank, is it bad?

 

Looks like bubble algae. It can become a nuisance if not controlled. An emerald mithrax crab may eat it.

WasteManagement made a quick video on a technique he uses for removing it in his tank.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/3reef-video-contest-2/w-m-s-2nd-3reef-video-contest-2-entry-48527.html

 

And to add to what Bogie said, dont pop those bubbles inside your tank or you'll have alot more than when you first saw them. Luna

 

thanks guys but is there anything else that can get rid of it? i dont really want a crab,
and do you know how fast it will spead if it hasnt been poped?

 

fast.. i usually just take the rock out it's on and pull it off by hand, just be careful with it so you dont pop it

 

Get some snails, every tank needs them anyways. Luna

 

I think I read last night that a lettuce nudibranch may eat bubble algae. Look into that further for yourself, because I can not remember for sure. I have an emerald crab in my tank, and it is peaceful. It doesn't bother anything really. I think it also ate all my bubble algae already in less than a month.
I got it from Just Phish
Call or email JP to find out when he's getting more in. They are only about $4 each, and he's got some nice Zoa polyps too.

 

you might need to scrape it in the tank,(very careful) since I see you got a hammer coral in that same rock; unless you can get it to move somehow

 

i can move the hammer,
thanks

 

It looks more like Cyano Bactieria to me with bubble trapped in it.

J