Need help identifying and getting rid of algae

Jarbour88

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I have brown dust algae on glass that looks like a diatom bloom but also green and purpleish hair/slime algae on live rock as well as what looks to be sea lettuce. Any ideas?

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definitely ulva LACTUCA, & a non descript brown hair, probably cyano too.

Looks like a new setup. No corals ? lights out, no dosing trace elements if doing, water changes to keep inorganic nutrients low. If planning to, don't add anymore rock for the time being, & no corals till the problems solved.
 

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Looks like a combination of cyano, green algae, and possible dinos. The brown slimy algae does is it have small air bubble attached?

What are you PO4 and N03 levels currently?
 

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