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doadster
07/26/2007, 01:01 PM
Had some bubble algae hitch hike on coral i got at LFS. But have noticed its disappearing. Could it be my urchin?

77railer
07/26/2007, 01:15 PM
Yes depending on the urchin they will tackle bubble algea.

Conesus_Kid
07/26/2007, 07:05 PM
What species of urchin is it?

doadster
07/26/2007, 08:38 PM
I think its a tuxedo, not sure.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/155533urchin1.jpg

doadster
07/26/2007, 09:39 PM
Nope a black long spine urchin..

reefsbeforehoz
07/26/2007, 10:16 PM
they eat bubble coral? crazy!

Jerry W
07/26/2007, 10:39 PM
I had a bout of valonia awhile back. I had to manually remove it every so often, but eventually it receded and now has been totally gone for several months.

1F2FRFBF
07/26/2007, 11:07 PM
Jerry, did you do anything special to get the valonia to go bye-bye? Or did it just disappear on its own? I have this stuff popping up everywhere and it's driving me nuts. I tried removing a larger piece a few days ago and POP. :mad2:

Or maybe I need to look up Acme Rent-an-Urchin.