Is this Blue Hypnea?

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Have this growing on the overflow, I wonder if it is blue hypnea and I toss it in the fuge?
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Thanks for getting me on the right path here. I'll take it very carefully out so to prevent it from spreading, so far it's only on the overflow.
 
+1 You beat it to me!

Looks like the brown macroalgae Dictyota, which can give off a blue iridescence. It is generally seen as a pest macroalgae outside of dedicated macroalgae tanks and can clog pumps. It really is a shame since it looks so beautiful, in my opinion :(.
https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

Dictyota dichotoma:
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It is beautiful, I had the red version in my previous planted tank and it just looked awesome the red variety it’s also known as Red Devil
 

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