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[BIGJ67]

Hi everyone,
I got a situation occurring, I don't know if its good or bad.
I have air bubbles all over my live rock.
I blow it off with my coral feeder ( similar to a turkey baster), I hate doing that because it blows the rock silt everywhere and the bubbles come right back.
In certain places there is some red algae but I suck that up and remove it however the bubbles occurred before the algae,
So my question is algae bad bubbles good or algae bad bubbles bad ?


my tank is a 65 RSM 250, w/chiller, U. V. turbo twist and a protein skimmer
Presently a reef with corals hard, soft and fish

 

[Lenny718]

Sounds like dinoflagellates algae which can be a nightmare to get rid of, I actually broke down a tank in the past because of it.
More info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1620464

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Get your ph as high as possible.8.5/8.6 and siphon it and lights out for 24 hours.

 

[Lenny718]

Get your ph as high as possible.8.5/8.6 and siphon it and lights out for 24 hours.

You could try that but sometimes that doesn't work, all depends how bad it is. When I had it in my tank it wasn't till I broke down the tank and replaced all the sand, liverock and then did a viniger bath to the tank and all the equipment. I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news but if it is Dinos alage be prepared for a battle.

 

[Lenny718]

Oh and if you go lights out be sure to cover the tank with a black garbage bag or something, Dinos can thrive off of very little light including the ambient light in the room. Good luck!

 

[wimby]

Suck it out every day for a week by doing small water changes. (I connected an airline tube to my syphon hose. Can get in the rock better that way.) Then wait like 3 days and see if it's gone. If not suck it out again every day for a week, This is how I rid mine. Too like two weeks but it is gone.

 

[Lenny718]

No. Do NOT do water changes! Fresh saltwater will only fuel the Dinos. If WC worked for you then you did not have the same type of alage.