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Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for help to identify this type of algae and find the most appropriate way to remove it from my reef.


I have already performed the 15-day treatment with fluconazole, but the results I got were minimal, practically none.

I don't know if with these photos it is possible to obtain some useful information.

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Looks like lots of hair algae and something known as calothrix
It requires pulling hair algae off my hand in a separate container of tank water and then scrubbing rock with a toothbrush
Thereafter, return rock to tank, reduce white light intensity and add a few snails such
Astrea
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I have been scrubbing the rocks with a toothbrush inside the tank and removing the loose pieces with a fish net.
But algae always return the same way.

I have some turbo snails, are they able to eat this kind of algae?
 

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