Algae ID help please

[Doc’sReef]

Hi everyone was hoping to get some help on identifying this green leafy algae that been driving me crazy. It grows in short tufts and has a curved leafy appearance with a lime green color. It attaches very firmly to the rocks and won’t fully come off even when scrubbed vigorously. If I try to pluck it off with tweezers it tears at the base which remains attached to the rockwork. Is this a type of sea lettuce? It’s not growing In large sheets and my powder blue tang has no interest in it. It’s become super invasive and unsightly. Any suggestions on how to eradicate it along with an ID would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Flounder's Reef]

Looks like sea lettuce

 

[Maritimer]

Agree with @Xxflounderxx. Sea lettuce, AKA Ulva.

~B.

 

[yanton]

Tangs should make short work of that.
They love Ulva Lacuta AKA Water Lettuce.

 

[DanyL]

Like others already mentioned - that’s Ulva.
Yes, tangs and other herbivores will eat it, however - there are many types of Ulva, and some are far more stubborn than others, and can be very difficult to eradicate.

For your first attempt I recommend to up your cleaning up crew, and to manually, and regularly remove as much of it as you possibly can.

 

[Doc’sReef]

Thanks for the replies!
I’ve got a powder blue tang currently but unfortunately he has zero interest in it and my tank isn’t big enough to add another species.
Do fox faces like this stuff reliably?
What clean up crew likes this stuff? Urchins, emerald crabs?
This stuff has become super invasive and overwhelming at this point. It’s very stubbornly attached to the rocks. Trying to reduce it manually has been a challenge because it breaks and leaves a piece attached to the rock which grows back.
Any manual methods and husbandry techniques that work well to remove it?
I don’t want to go for a chemical solution but if it comes to that is there one that works well that is not harmful to fish, coral and inverts?

I appreciate your time and input!

 

[Slayyyter]

Thanks for the replies!
I’ve got a powder blue tang currently but unfortunately he has zero interest in it and my tank isn’t big enough to add another species.
Do fox faces like this stuff reliably?
What clean up crew likes this stuff? Urchins, emerald crabs?
This stuff has become super invasive and overwhelming at this point. It’s very stubbornly attached to the rocks. Trying to reduce it manually has been a challenge because it breaks and leaves a piece attached to the rock which grows back.
Any manual methods and husbandry techniques that work well to remove it?
I don’t want to go for a chemical solution but if it comes to that is there one that works well that is not harmful to fish, coral and inverts?

I appreciate your time and input!

A tuxedo urchin should take care of it