green algae balls

[ZAX]

Any idea what the best way to eliminate green balls is?  Been picking out but getting more all the time. read online to get a crab but i have snails for cleaners and the crabs can kill the snails for their shells. Tank is about 6 weeks old now and have a bunch of coral frags, and 2 clowns, been using aged tap water conditioned with prime.....

 

[xxmurrxx]

Emerald crabs are supposed to eat the bubble algae.
Other than that I think you have to pick it out carefully being sure not to pop any (causes them to spread)

 

[crazybizzle]

If its bubble algae that ur getting i had it start in my tank i got it from some chaeto that had calpera mixed in i just removed the calpera bought 2 emerald crabs and removed what i could manually there pretty tuff to pop i found so no worrys on that but i had a good size amount in my tank bout 3 months ago but since then not a spec in sight

 

[lewis844]

you have to remove it with out popping the bubble if you pop the bubble then spores will leak into your tank and cause more bubble algea

check out this video on how to remove it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeqtPe3XukM

 

[Seggsy]

+1 on getting an emerald mithrax crab.  They definitely won't use a snail shell (they molt) and I don't think they fight snails as food either.  Mine pretty much hides (which is too bad, since they are cool looking) but did the job on the bubble algae I had in my nano.