bubbles on algae? any clues?

[kapri G]

What could be causing bubbles forming on top of my green algae on my LR. I brush tem off and they form again pretty quickly.
Parameters of the tank seem ok
pH 8.1
NO3 5 ppm
PHO4 .05
sg: 1.024
Calc: 550 (a liitle high)
temp 80.5
amonia 0
nitrite 0

[thecoralreefer]

Co2 gas
all algea give off Co2.
More likelt this is what is happening

[HaleMoana]

emerald crabs eat bubble algae! I get it all the time in my sump. My clean up crew keeps the display nice and tidy.

[crvz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13714202#post13714202 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thecoralreefer
Co2 gas
all algea give off Co2.
More likelt this is what is happening

I thought the product of photosynthesis was oxygen.

[SEAFROG]

Get you self some tangs. Mine keep my tank spotless .bubbles on
the algae is co2. tangs and good clean up crew will help you out

[Michael]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13718674#post13718674 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SEAFROG
Get you self some tangs. Mine keep my tank spotless .bubbles on
the algae is co2. tangs and good clean up crew will help you out


his tanks not big enough for tangs:)

[harsh12ka4]

algae is very common and also its a part of cycling process. when you get this bubble, are they perfectly round and getting larger than it might be bubble algae but if its just small bubbles forming under the brown or some other algae might be just a part of the cycling. its looks like your nitrates are little high might try changing carbon or run more carbon. adding emerald crab and tangs is just adding more livestock once the source of food is gone from your tank its hard for the crabs to survive and tangs its just not the best thing to do since they are very sensitive.

[otisforme]

maybe try a turbo snail in that size tank one will keep you spotless..

[greenbean36191]

I thought the product of photosynthesis was oxygen.
It is. The bubbles are oxygen, not CO2. If you have CO2 forming bubbles in your tank you have a major problem because CO2 is saturated which means your pH has bottomed out and everything in the tank is dead.