TLDR: Does bubble algae go away on its own over time?
Since the beginning of my reef I was plagued with, in different stages, hydroid jellyfish, pineapple sponges, flatworms, and cyanobacteria. All of which managed to completely go away over time. Even the cyanobacteria completely disappeared months back when I upped my water changes. At this point all of those pests are completely gone with almost no intervention other than water changes and at this point I barely even get film algae, just coralline growing everywhere.
Now when my reef is looking its best bubble algae appears. It first started about 3 months ago and is gradually getting worse. I always manually rip it out until I can't see a single bubble left and it always comes back and pops up randomly in new spots, especially around my coral. My tank is too small for a rabbitfish and I have decided not to try emerald crabs as they are unreliable and can eat coral. I also do not like dosing any chemicals to fight off pests.
Considering manual removal just isn't enough to stop it for good, will bubble algae eventually go away over time? I have some acropora and a lot of other SPS species so I do like to run intense lighting, but other than that my parameters are perfect and stable and I only do one light feeding per day for my gobies. Is bubble algae more stubborn than the pests I originally had? I couldn't imagine anything being worse than cyano, but it seems the bubble algae is even more stubborn. Have any of you had bubble algae eventually disappear over time from water changes or did you have to take more drastic measures?
Since the beginning of my reef I was plagued with, in different stages, hydroid jellyfish, pineapple sponges, flatworms, and cyanobacteria. All of which managed to completely go away over time. Even the cyanobacteria completely disappeared months back when I upped my water changes. At this point all of those pests are completely gone with almost no intervention other than water changes and at this point I barely even get film algae, just coralline growing everywhere.
Now when my reef is looking its best bubble algae appears. It first started about 3 months ago and is gradually getting worse. I always manually rip it out until I can't see a single bubble left and it always comes back and pops up randomly in new spots, especially around my coral. My tank is too small for a rabbitfish and I have decided not to try emerald crabs as they are unreliable and can eat coral. I also do not like dosing any chemicals to fight off pests.
Considering manual removal just isn't enough to stop it for good, will bubble algae eventually go away over time? I have some acropora and a lot of other SPS species so I do like to run intense lighting, but other than that my parameters are perfect and stable and I only do one light feeding per day for my gobies. Is bubble algae more stubborn than the pests I originally had? I couldn't imagine anything being worse than cyano, but it seems the bubble algae is even more stubborn. Have any of you had bubble algae eventually disappear over time from water changes or did you have to take more drastic measures?