Need help with alage

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Hi I'm having problem with this algae I'm pretty sure it's not gha but I've tried turbos and they don't go near the stuff.. any suggestions?

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Can't tell anything in the pics. Need white light pics. How old is the tank and complete parameters? Need a diverse cleaner crew with snail, hermits, urchins...lots of manual removal too.
 
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Ca 449
Alk 8.17
Mag 1549
Nitrates 28
Phos .03
 

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Looks like chrysophytes algae. Cut lights to 6 hours with blue and uv only no whites. Diverse cleaner crew. Lots of manual removal with weekly water changes. If you can pull and brush scrub rocks in old tank water that helps too. Maintain magnesium above 1500 but not above 1600.
 

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