Bubble algae

[dburnn]

Having some issues with bubble algae. Had them on my snails and I manually removed a lot of it and it’s back in a decent section of the tank attached to the rocks. Best tips on dealing with this? New to the hobby. Reefer 250g2 been running since may

 

[Andreas' Reef]

I would say deploy an army of emerald crabs. Blennies also work well. Also, look into this thing called vibrant aquarium cleaner.

 

[dburnn]

I would say deploy an army of emerald crabs. Blennies also work well. Also, look into this thing called vibrant aquarium cleaner.

Copy that. Thank you. I grabbed 4 pack of emeralds from my local store. Hoping that helps. I’ll look into vibrant also

 

[Orito]

I would read about vibrant before using it

Understanding Vibrant: Algaefix, Polixetonium Chloride / Busan 77

The purpose of this post is to look closely at Vibrant to compare its properties to a known algaecide, Algaefix by API. This is intended to shed light on the active ingredients in Vibrant, explain its mechanism of action, and give people insight into its use and what to expect. It is not a...

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[PeeperKeeper]

Removing valonia by hand does work in the long run. When doing water changes, knock ‘‘em off and suck ‘‘em up the siphon hose. In my experience (which is not to say my tank works like yours) it doesn’t grow so fast that you can’t get ahead of it with some regular maintenance.
Emerald crabs do help, but I haven’t had good luck keeping them long term. Again, maybe something specific to my tank.

 

[Orito]

i had a very infested tank and a foxface worked, but I hear a lot of people saying that it didn't work for them...

 

[Joe31415]

i had a very infested tank and a foxface worked

OP has a 54g tank. I don't think that's going to work. I'm in a similar position. Everyone always suggests a tang or fox face, but that's not going to work in a tank that size, at least not for very long.

 

[dburnn]

Removing valonia by hand does work in the long run. When doing water changes, knock ‘‘em off and suck ‘‘em up the siphon hose. In my experience (which is not to say my tank works like yours) it doesn’t grow so fast that you can’t get ahead of it with some regular maintenance.
Emerald crabs do help, but I haven’t had good luck keeping them long term. Again, maybe something specific to my tank.

Awesome advice. Thank you