Green Bubble??

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FlyingL0

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This appeared today on my live rock.. Any idea what it is?
 

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From what I see, it looks like green bubble algae. Careful not to break open the bubbles. They release spores that grow into hair algae. You can take some out by hand. For the ones harder to get to, emerald crabs are known to eat it.
 
I agree it looks like bubble algae (valonia). When removing it, I would have a bucket of tank water near by for rinsing. Just as a precaution. If one should burst, give it a good rinse in the bucket before returning it to the tank. Or, in time, it may just die out on it's own.
 
Ok, im going to leave it for now, I plan on going to my lfs store tuesday to get some more snails I'll have to check and see if they have any emeralds.
 
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