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I was wondering what these little ball type things are on my LR, i think its some kind of algea... I am assuming these are good.

 

any help would be appriciated.

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hard to tell, but I assume it's green and glossy.. like a small balloon.. these are probably valonia (bubble algae)... some types people have had real problems with.. other people haven't...

 

http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/algae_p...age/valonia.htm

 

People have reported attempting to pull these off and they pop releasing spores which grow more all over the tank... I have about 4 bubbles of it in the tank... one is a bubble by itself, the other just sprouted 2 smaller ones.. but for 4 months, it's not to bad... just keep an eye on it... some people have reported success removing it by pulling the rock from the tank and using tweesers to try to grip it by the base and pulling it off... try your best not to pop it...

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