Ideas on what is on rocks?

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Curious if anyone can help with an ID?
Looks like dead hair algae. Blowing it with a turkey baster should dislodge some and then siphon. Finish with cleaner crew such as
Astrea
cerith
turbo grazer
trochus

A Pencil urchin

8-10 Caribbean blue leg hermits

Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet ?
What is your phosphate level?
Is tank at or near a window?
 
Rodi unit used.
Nitrates 23, phosphate.20
Never had green hair algaes.
Tank is about 1 year 8 months old.
Also have a white fuzz on rocks in spots.
I don’t carbon dose.
 
You'll need microscope pics for this stuff for anyone to say for sure, but it's some sort of algae.
 

WHAT KIND OF SUBSTRATE ARE YOU RUNNING ON YOUR TANK?

  • Bare bottom

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  • A shallow bed of fine sand

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  • A shallow bed of coarser sand

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  • A deep sand bed

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  • Mixed substrate or varying sand depth

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  • Some other substrate (posted in the comments)

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