Green & Red Bubbles..

[bigfatfish]

In my fairly newly established set-up, I have started to see a few bubbles things attached to the rocks. Some are red & some are green. Various sizes, but seem to grow pretty quickly. Is this some sort of algae, or something I should be concerned about? I did try & get one or 2 off to have a look at - one burst & the other floated off.

[Blaine]

I can't say for sure as I am fairly new to SW myself,...but I have seen bubble algae in other SW tanks. I'd check the net for some referrences to that and see if it matches what you have.

[bigfatfish]

It does seem to be some sort of bubble algae - quite pretty at the moment, but seems that it can get a bit out of control, so I need to try & remove it if I can.

[Blaine]

I know of a very accolpished reef-keeper locally who has recently dealt with this problem. I will solicit some treatment advice from him and pass it on.

[Pufferpunk]

Does it remove easily with a turkey baster? My guess is cyanobacteria and/or dinoflagellates.
http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/memb ... ria-23633/
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/rhf/index.php

[Blaine]

Does it look like this....this is bubble algae

[bigfatfish]

Does it look like this....this is bubble algae

Yes, but they are just single bubbles here & there at the moment - also some are red. They are quite firmly attached & pretty hard to remove without popping them - which I believe release spores into the tank?