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Old 09-11-2017, 04:05 PM
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I had the worst strain of bubble. Ever. I also had dinos. I used DinoX on the Dinos but it was successful in ridding the bubble as well. Then I had cyano LOL.
If you're at the point that you're thinking about tearing down the rock then it's a pretty bad infestation. No manually removing that. Try the DinoX treatment. 21 days. Most corals will survive unless they were unhealthy to start with.
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Old 09-11-2017, 04:47 PM
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yeah i have no idea what to do, i want to tear it down and do an acid bath but then im starting from point one again!!! plus i have no idea how to do a acid bath. im just worried that my fish will get stressed out
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Old 09-11-2017, 05:27 PM
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The biggest problem is the BA spores. They are on everything and you don't have much choice other than a complete tear down. I'm assuming you have the same sheeting bubble algae as I do. I removed all my corals to another tank after heavy dipping in peroxide. The rock has plans for an acid bath. The spores also can travel through the fish, so it's a good idea to put them in a quarantine tank for a few days until they poop several times. It would also be a good idea to treat that tank with vibrant or Fluconazole. I'm not sure if UV can kill that particular spore.

I pretty much threw my hands into the air and gave up. Gives me a chance to upgrade anyways.

Good luck.
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Old 09-11-2017, 05:53 PM
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You can dip corals in peroxide?
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Old 09-11-2017, 06:03 PM
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Kills pretty much every algae. Don't add it to your tank.

1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide to 20 parts salt water.

Turkey baste corals and scrub frag plugs and snail shells with a toothbrush. Dip no longer than a couple mins. Then rinse well with new salt water. Bingo bango.
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I second Hunggy74, DinoX and an UV sterilizer should do the job.
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Old 09-12-2017, 04:23 AM
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Vibrant destroyed my bubble algae that the emerald crab couldn't keep in check. I haven't seen a single trace of it in almost 6 months, and I stopped using Vibrant probably 5 months ago. The emerald crab was also removed as it started to pick at other things with no bubble algae left to eat.

Might be worth a try, I found it turned the bubble algae really mushy then it just started to turn white and waste away.
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