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[Ranger]

I wouldnt say that I had an outbreak, but I did have a couple bubbles pop up back when my tank was up and running. I just grabbed them with my forceps and removed them. Popped a couple in the process and nothing ever materialized from it. Once removed they never came back.

[Matt_]

Popping them = Phytoplankton feeding

[Thales]

Spoke to an algae guy, apparently there are more spores on the surface than inside the bubble. Trying to find a paper.

[Checker]

Spoke to an algae guy, apparently there are more spores on the surface than inside the bubble. Trying to find a paper.

[Thales]

Spoke to an algae guy, apparently there are more spores on the surface than inside the bubble. Trying to find a paper.

Are you or are you not an algae guy?

[Checker]

Spoke to an algae guy, apparently there are more spores on the surface than inside the bubble. Trying to find a paper.

Are you or are you not an algae guy?

I am a conduit to the algae guy, also known as a Phycologist

Everyone in my company calls me a reef geek

[brandon429]

I found out there was nothing inside them when watching mithrax pop them in order to eat them. since adding mithrax didn't cause valonia, ergo water in a vacuole not seeds

[Thales]

Very small.

[PaintGuru]

I went through this a while back where I had mini-bubble algae just taking OVER my tank. It would grow into a serious mat and squash anything in its path. Plus, since it was small, it stuck VERY well to rock so was near impossible to remove. The only fish I found that went to town on it and fixed my problem was a Desjardin Tang from the Red Sea. The guy did so well I'm keeping him alive on his own in the basement while I figure out when/how to reset-up my tank after 1.5 years as I know I'll need him again. YMMV.

[ben4]

Use an alge scrubber.