Fuzzy algae, how to remove?

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Friend of mine has this fuzzy algae growing on his rocks that his snails and Tomini tang seem to be ignoring. What is it and how can he get rid of it?

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I can’t make out what you have as images are extremely blue
Please repost under white lighting
 
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I can’t make out what you have as images are extremely blue
Please repost under white lighting
Here you go. It’s hard to see but I was trying to get the best pictures. Is this better?
 

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Here you go. It’s hard to see but I was trying to get the best pictures. Is this better?
Has this algae been ignored by your clean up crew?
 

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Here you go. It’s hard to see but I was trying to get the best pictures. Is this better?
Looks like lyngbya which cleaner crew will not touch
Is your tank by chance at or near a window?
You will need to remove rock and place in container of tank water and scrub with a firm toothbrush or auto detail brush and peroxide.
After that place back in tank and add chiton snails, pencil urchin, female emerald crabs and reduce white light intensity to maintain control
 

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