Anyone know what this is?

[NewReefer]

Went on a vacation for 10 days and came to an abundance of these?

Anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them?

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Valonia, bubble algae. Manual removal, rabbitfish, foxface, emerald and pitho crabs work

 

[this is me]

Part of the reef. Embrace it.

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

Part of the reef. Embrace it.

Lol. Sometimes I try to loosen them and siphon them off, but be careful because if you pop one, it creates a million more.

 

[enthusiastic reefer]

It is bubble algae

 

[Joker]

Lol. Sometimes I try to loosen them and siphon them off, but be careful because if you pop one, it creates a million more.

They don't release spores. If there is any piece of the bubble left in the tank on the rocks that's how they spread. What I have been doing for the frags that come in with it on them I'll pop it and paint on some pure hydrogen peroxide. This kills every piece of the bubble algae.

 

[Zeefishies]

Those are seahorse eggs .
JK ,

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

They don't release spores. If there is any piece of the bubble left in the tank on the rocks that's how they spread. What I have been doing for the frags that come in with it on them I'll pop it and paint on some pure hydrogen peroxide. This kills every piece of the bubble algae.

Good to know. I'll do a better job of getting all the pieces!

 

[Joker]

Good to know. I'll do a better job of getting all the pieces!

I have read places though the very large bubbles like 2+ inchers are mature bubbles and those ones may contain spores

 

[Joker]

I kinda wish I had a good scope so I could run a experiment to see how they reproduce in a sterile environment. I have the plan on how to go about it in my head but not the right equipment lol.

 

[Groot]

Anybody have pitho crabs?

 

[Joker]

Anybody have pitho crabs?

Reefcleaners has then instock

 

[Groot]

Reefcleaners has then instock

thanks I made a order