GHA Bubble Algae Explosion

Okay, so anyway i left my T5's on for about 35 hours yeah i know... oooooopss
and GHA that i had on my rock has took over and my CUC does not do too well of a job eating GHA in the first place, and now i notice Diatoms I think anyway.... with Bubble algae resting on top, keep in mind this is a 5 gallon nano reef system i have running. Is there anything i could do about this. I hear bubble algae is rather Toxic and should be removed Via syringe and or a Crab of some sort but dont know how many Crabs would not eat my ulva sea lettuce, and button polyps, and the other type of macro algae that im not sure of the name. i hear taking a toothbrush and scrubbing off the GHA on the rock works good i hear but my small system i have running and the Amount of GHA i dont think would be the smartest of Ideas...... and i dont want to remove my LR and loose any of the Life i have growing upon it i love all my little feather dusters and Tube worms Ext. if you take my Meaning of course any help with this would be great everyone
thanks

 

Make some water for as you would for changing then you can toothbrush the GHA in that. The feather dusters will do better than you think.

The diatoms will go away fairly quickly on their own.

The bubble algae can be removed very easily if it is on the GHA, just scrape it off. Use a toothpick to gently loosen it if it is on the rock.

 

have any friends with a sea hare? let him loose in there for a few hours

 

Haha no sadly i live in Alabama in the back woods really never met anyone with a SW tank Also the bubble algae is on the sand substrate

 

one thing that is rather sad right now im kinda broke and cant make up the RO salt water mix. I have my water change salt mix in my 3 gallon bucket Pre-made with power head but i dont want to waste it on this GHA problem. but i am all out of salt mixes and have to drive about 55 miles to a LFS aka evil petco =o to get anything is it possible for the GHA to subside on its own or is this just myth?

 

You need to get the source of nutrients out for it to go away, which means water changes unfortunately. Shorten your light cycle to slow it down.

 

Don't overfeed, check the quality of the r/o water. Also if your light is not that good you can have bad algae problems.

 

Do you have any blue or redlegged hermits in the tank? If it is true GHA and not briopsis, hermits will love it. That is how I control it in my fuge (and it has never spread to display tank). If you don't have any, get some. Don't get too many or they will starve when the GHA cuts down. Bubble algae is another problem. Sometimes (and only sometimes) green mithrax crabs will eat some. But unfortunately they release the "spores" from the bubble algae and never seem to catch up.
Best way is make sure your lighting is correct colour and cut back on photoperiod for awhile. Cut back on nutrient inport if possible, use your fingers to pull as much out a possible. But do not break bubble algae, it will spread. Don't expect miracles, will take time. I can understand the lack of funds for water changes, but many small water changes (spaced out) will help control nutrients already in tank and at least keep GHA from spreading more. Lots of little stuff and technical stuff I left out, but start with basics and see what happens.
Steve

 

Emerald crabs will eat your bubbles

 

Do you have a pic of this algae? If it looks like hair algae with bubbles in it possibly Dinoflaggelates. Just a thought.