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anybody know what this is? - 08-30-2008, 03:47 PM


these are growing in my marine tank. any ideas? (the little green ball things) sorry about the poor quality pics
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08-30-2008, 06:43 PM


Looks like bubble algae

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08-30-2008, 09:03 PM


It's called Valonia aka bubble algae

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thanks! algae=bad? any fixes?
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09-01-2008, 10:43 AM


WE have those in our salt water tank. They aren't bad. My husband (knows more than me) tells me they are the "good" kind of algae.

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They're hard even, like little marbles. - fairly harmless stuff.

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thanks! algae=bad? any fixes?
Emerald crabs are known to eat bubble algae, among other things...
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09-03-2008, 08:54 AM


Looks like a be-all, end-all discussion of bubble algae. The guy writes a little on the academic side, but apparantly is passionate about studying bubble algae.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php

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