Got bubble algae? 

Followed this recipe to the T and my massive bubble algae outbreak is now completely gone. at the end of the 2 weeks there was a little tiny bit left. I stopped running the recipe and in the next week or so the remaining bits went away and now I cant find any at all. Thank you so much parker, your a god send.

I would definitely give this a shot as I am battling bubble algae and it’s getting out of hand and control. I will reach out to you and get the recipe for it. Thank you 🙏 for sharing your experience and success.

Great video Sam. I’m dealing with it now. I’ve just been adding emerald crabs and a foxface. But like you said. We can get them here. Good luck.

Interesting method! I'd be interested in learning more about the active ingredients and mechanism(s) of activity. For what it's worth, after attempting months of manual removal and emerald crabs to battle a serious bubble algae infestation in an established 125g mixed reef, I finally broke down and tried Vibrant, which has since gotten a bad name because the manufacturer attempted to hide the fact that it's actually an algicide. After one or two applications (i forget, it was a while ago), I was rid of Valonia within days, and this lasted until I broke the tank down about a year later. I didn't observe any negative consequences, but I realize that your mileage may vary, and I'd certainly be cautious about trying it on a dream reef like yours with sensitive corals. Glad you were able to find a successful system!

Glad to say I've never had an issue with bubble algae in the display. Thanks for the video Sam. Interesting that the Cadbury Purple acro passed during this process, as you may recall I lost the mother colony after replacing about 30% of my live rock and I believe that had caused an imbalance in the good bacteria.

Reefs looking awesome. 👌 your not missing out on those emerald crabs Sam. They do bugger all when the bubbles get hard and to a certain size. Good to know this definitely works

Hi Sam. Great video. So, I have talked with Jack Kent (owner) and Dave (plant manager) of Brightwell Aquatics and Continuum many times about their products. I use a few Brightwell products with good results. I plan on following your routine to see if it works for getting rid of some bubble algae. This will be my first time using Razor which yes it is the same as Clean Equation M. I am just a little confused with the timing of the products you are dosing. Keeping in mind that the Continuum and Brightwell products are the same with just different names, the instructions for Microbacter Clean ( Bacter Clean M ) and Razor ( Clean Equation M ) when used together is to dose the Microbacter Clean first with socks removed and UV and Skimmer turned off for 4hrs then add Razor. Opposite of what you are doing. I don't see a big issue doing the order your doing but my question is if you have filter socks and you are dosing Bacter Clean M at night with the lights off are you actually removing the socks if you have them and how are you monitoring for possible cloudy water ( bacteria bloom ) with the lights off? What is also confusing to me is if you follow the Brightwell/Continuum instructions for Razor/Equation M it says to add a couple hours after lights come on so that actually contradicts the Brightwell/Continuum instructions to dose Microbacter Clean/ Bacter Clean M first. Curious on what you think about the conflicting information?

Ive followed this recipe also for my 800G reef tank and it worked amazingly. No more bubble and lettuce algae! Very happy! I wonder which of the products or combination could be dosed weekly to keep any algae away? Thanks heaps Sam!

Wow ! I hope I never get it! That is a complex process. I saw a BRS video on bubble algae, the guy tested it and said is nothing inside of it to reproduce so we can scrap it and pop it . Good luck with the treatment hope you get rid of it. Thanks mate.

I had a pretty bad bubble algae outbreak in my first 6-12 months of reefing. I got myself a one spot foxface rabbitfish and he absolutely murdered every bit of it in the tank it could reach, was pleasantly surprised how quickly it got rid of it all.

Big fan of these products for bubble algae control. Great video Sam, I’m about to do the same process on my little tank at home. Sometimes we hear it causes aChaeto to melt, and sometimes it doesn’t. I often wonder what determines that. Ania

I'm on my 10th day of the program(alternating dosing days), and the bubble algae is gone! Amazing!! My last water change was a few days before i started the program. Wondering when i can do a water change? Thanks so much for your help and the awesome video!!

good review, wont use vibrant equivalent myself, having the availably of both hands

I've been dosing the Equation M for a single course and it sort of worked. Forgot to do the maintenance dose, so that might have been the problem. I have some Bacter Clean M left over, so will try your method and see how it goes.

Great video Sam! Just about to start this regime. 2 questions: 1) Equation M maintenance dose: start on day 7 or day 8? And 2) When working out the dosage, do one take in account the non-water capacity of the tank (ie just the water) or just use the full tank capacity in terms of aquarium volume? Eg my full system tank capacity is 434 litres but I’m estimating my actual water volume to be around 380 litres. Thank you again Sam.

This worked Thanks for help.

I put some in a cup of vinigar for 3 days for a test and it was still alive 😂😂 I pick them off when I see them with out bursting

Sam, where did you get that measuring turkey baster?!? Great video, about to start the process tomorrow.

Great video, thanks for sharing. Wondering if this method would be safe to use with clams?

Hi Parker, would I be able to run Rowaphos or a refugium while doing this treatment? Or any other phosphate remover? I'm afraid of my phosphate spiking. Thanks.

Hello parker, question for you. on the clean equation m maintenance dose it just says add 7.5ml to tank, is that 7.5 total or 7.5 per 50 gallons? thanks ahead of time.

Love your video❤️Thank you!! I have a large maxima Clam. Would this be a problem with him?

Get a Vlamingi tang for natural, or vibrant for reef aquariums. Both have worked great for me

Hey mate I know it’s off topic, but I’ve had my tank running for 2 months now I had brown algae/hair algae after a month of the system running it cleared on its own for about 3 weeks it has come back once again… is this normal? What are some things I can do. Also my lights are running for 8 hours a day. Cheers keep up the great reefing content

Mix it in with a garden salad. Delicious!

Interested in how this works long term. Please do a follow up review a month or two. Curious on how this effects your other coral and did the Valonia return?

Very cool man. If it makes you feel any better I have a mental bubble algae problem in my sps tank and emeralds did nothing for it. I’m so reluctant to use chemicals on a mature tank that’s doing well but seeing your success is inspiring!

Did any of your inverts take a hit during the treatment? I heard that snail 🐌 might need to come out?

This worked for me 6 months ago but they have started to show up again full force.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I havent actually watched the video yet, but when I had bubble algae i just got very lucky with a foxface that developed a taste for it, couple of weeks later poof, all gone, and I had to rehome the foxface but its never come back since.

Hey Sam, just curious about your pump flow settings? Appears your two tunze pumps are on a quick pulse to agitate the surface and your mp 60’s are running on reef crest? I have gyres however if I go pulse I get good polyp extensions however get more detritus on the bottom and if I go surge I get no polyp extension and have no detritus. Water flow has to be the hardest thing in a 8 foot tank. Good work as always, cheers

Can you use GFO to lower Phos while your treating or should you stop it before starting treatment?

Do you know what is in Equation M? Equation M and Brightwell Razor seems like it works similar to vibrant and a lot of people on the forums tend to think that it is an algaecide. A lot of people have tried to see what its components are, but the companies are not saying. A lot of people also don't think an algaecide is all that bad either but you can get it much cheaper by buying API brand which is half the cost. A lot of different opinions out there though. I am using Emerald crabs but I noticed that they won't eat the bubble algae unless there is nothing left for them to eat. So I have a ton of other cleaning crew also so it kind of forces them to eat it. I heard rabbit fish also are good bubble algae eaters.

Thanks Sam, do you also remove your chaeto when you start?

Do you turn off uv?

Hi Sam Tomorrow would be the 12th day into the program and I have followed your instructions to the tee. Have got everything layed out in my spread sheet and followed the program. The Algae so far is still present. How long do you think it takes to notice any changes? If I come to the end of the program and still present what shall I do? Should I just start again from the beginning or just keep the maintenance component till the Algae is gone? Thanks in Advance.

I’ve got a question for you! Have you seen micro brittle stars for sale anywhere in Melbourne? I know for a fact they were previously available within Australia online, but the one shop that did it is out of stock and won’t be getting them back. I’ve been on the hunt for them for a while but no luck :/

Can you do water Change with this or wait until after the 2 weeks?

Not really a fan of emeralds but I can only get Gen M (not clean equation last time I looked)... anyhow I don't think I have much of it ;) This looks quite good

You mentioned that raising your dKH would help fight off cyano. Could you explain that please? Thanks

Can this be done for Nono tank

did you manage to remove all the bubble algae?

I just won my battle with dinos. I too try not to use chemicals if I can avoid it. After getting my paramters back on track and removing bi-weekly what I could, almost a year later still dealing with them. Then I tried the Reef Dudes hydrogen peroxide method with no luck either, little buggers didnt want to leave my tank. So I decided to use chemicals, Dino X. And still no luck!! What got em for me was a 6 day blackout while proceeding to dose the Dino X. Yes I did lose some corals due to lack of light but the sons of Bs are gone. God I hate dinos 😀

Emerald crab ate my bubble algae for 1 or 2 days then didn't do anything at all. I thought the foxface rabbit fish would eat bubble algae as well no?

I used a 4x dose of fluconazole which has killed both ulva and bubble algae in my tank. Takes awhile though.

Does your Foxface not eat it? I culture it for that reason where he can't get to it. Anywhere his face fits has none, which is 98% +

Will this kill the macro Algee in my refugium?

Would that process work for dinoflagellates? Ive had it for almost 6months and its driving me nutz

Still verdict best bang for buck mate?

Greetings from the U S of A

Omg wow. You can’t get any inverts in Australia??? Why is that ? You don’t have a cleanup crew ? That’s crazy !

Fwiw, I had zero visible bubble algae...until my Foxface expired.

Got same Cadbury purple colony here, yell out if you want a frag

Is it just an algaecide like vibrant?

You mean BUBBLE L G.

You'll just harm or kill your sps if you starve your tank of phosphates like that.