Bubble algae removal question

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bulldog0407

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So I was looking at my tank last night and noticed a small cluster on the base of a coral. It is a blasto and I can remove the whole piece from the tank. If I take it out and detact them with a knife from the base of the frag my concern is getting rid of all the spores. How do I know if all the spores are gone from the frag once I remove it? Coral rx dip just that part after and return to the dt?

Thanks
 
Take it out, remove the bubble algae, then rinse it in some tank water in a seperate container. Jmo, but i dont buy the whole popping in tank/pore theory. Any animal you put in the tank to eat/get rid of, pops the bubble , and releases the spores into the water, no?
 
Or try placing the coral into a hydrogen peroxide/tank water mix when you try removing the bubbles. The h202 will kill the algae spores.
 
I tried the hydrogen peroxide dip and it worked great on my frag rack and my Zoas. I would just dip the part that has bubble algae on it for five minutes and then rinse it. I dipped the whole zoa frag and they are open and thriving, but I am not sure about the blasto. I put in 4 emeralds and they just pop the bubbles and eat the skin, so Im not sure if they spread by popping.
 
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