Weird Red Algae???

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I have a weird red Algae that is blooming and spreading in my tank. At first I thought it was cyano because it had the little bubbles, but it has become more dense, looking like a red hair algae almost. I have tried manually removing and it came back stronger. Any idea as to what this is....and more importantly how to eradicate it????? Thanks a million!

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Here is a video and pic. With just the white light. I checked via microscope and confirmed it is NOT dinos.
 

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I added a powerhead to the one side, and it isn't discouraging it. I think I have to remove it first then keep the flow on it to discourage it coming back. I also need to do some light housekeeping I think to achieve better balance. I had a bunch of things change at once (not on purpose) which I think helped it out.
 

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In the video it shows it flowing like red hair algae maybe, that makes it not look like Cyano..
 

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