Wouldn't it be better having a bigger pipe so it syphons it straight into a bucket rather than back and forwards with a small tube. Especially when doing a water change?
Just found with a smaller tube you can do alot more as the thicker the tube the less time you have to work. But it is now discovered that popping the bubble does not release spores into the water column like previously believed.
@@ReefManiacs Who has proven that? I took all my rock out and scrubbed it and a month later it was back with a vengeance! I used a metal brush so I dont get it what happened! I will try this method but what do you think of using a product? I have heard Vibrant but I have also read bad reviews about it killing fish and corals. Its been a while since I researched it but I know a lot of retailers dont sell it anymore because it isnt bacteria like they claimed. Brightwell claims that razor and clean work and some here said continuum! I just started doing this method and think I iwll get another crab after it seems all gone. If that dosent work then one of the products!
I don't understand the theory that popping the bubbles releases spores. If this was true, any fish or invert that eats it would make the problem worse because they would have to pop the algae in order to eat it
The thing is the tank mate that feeds off of it keeps it under control. So it eats it faster then it grows. Remove that tank mate before the problem is completely removed its will grow back ten fold. I had and emerald crab in a systems for 8 months no sign of bubble algae and not even a month later it was coming back.
Yeah that's the reality of any of these critters that eat a certain item is there is always a risk of then eating something else. Rabbit fishand Zebrasome are a 50/50 when its comes to eating bubble algae.
Wouldn't it be better having a bigger pipe so it syphons it straight into a bucket rather than back and forwards with a small tube. Especially when doing a water change?
Just found with a smaller tube you can do alot more as the thicker the tube the less time you have to work. But it is now discovered that popping the bubble does not release spores into the water column like previously believed.
@@ReefManiacs Who has proven that? I took all my rock out and scrubbed it and a month later it was back with a vengeance! I used a metal brush so I dont get it what happened! I will try this method but what do you think of using a product? I have heard Vibrant but I have also read bad reviews about it killing fish and corals. Its been a while since I researched it but I know a lot of retailers dont sell it anymore because it isnt bacteria like they claimed. Brightwell claims that razor and clean work and some here said continuum! I just started doing this method and think I iwll get another crab after it seems all gone. If that dosent work then one of the products!
I don't understand the theory that popping the bubbles releases spores. If this was true, any fish or invert that eats it would make the problem worse because they would have to pop the algae in order to eat it
The thing is the tank mate that feeds off of it keeps it under control. So it eats it faster then it grows. Remove that tank mate before the problem is completely removed its will grow back ten fold. I had and emerald crab in a systems for 8 months no sign of bubble algae and not even a month later it was coming back.
@@ReefManiacs Im afraid of adding emerald crabs because of the story's I've heard of them eating corals
Yeah that's the reality of any of these critters that eat a certain item is there is always a risk of then eating something else. Rabbit fishand Zebrasome are a 50/50 when its comes to eating bubble algae.
@@ReefManiacs Are you saying you removed crab before it finished? I don understand what you are saying
A much easier method and works 100% is a product called Continuum Clean Equation M. Cleared my tank in 1 month.
any harm to corals?