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Can someone please help me identify this nuisance alage I am having for the last 2 months now.
I have an established 5year old SPS dominant system. My Nitrate is between 0-5ppm and my PO4 is 0.04 checked with Hanna URL checker.
All the inhabitants of the tank are doing good.

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Green hair algae
Pull as much as you can by hand and reduce or turn off white lights and add some snails such as:
Turbo grazer
Astrea
Cerith
Nassarius

even a pin cushion urchin to maintain control
 
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Green hair algae
Pull as much as you can by hand and reduce or turn off white lights and add some snails such as:
Turbo grazer
Astrea
Cerith
Nassarius

even a pin cushion urchin to maintain control
Oh! Thank you so much for the quick reply. :) Since it's already an established tank i already have all those snails and 2 tuxedo urchins...
I was having confusion between filamentous cyano algae and GHA.... Since it's kind of slimy... And also blows off from the rocks if i hit them with a turkey baster..
Does GHA blow off like that?
 
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Oh! Thank you so much for the quick reply. :) Since it's already an established tank i already have all those snails and 2 tuxedo urchins...
I was having confusion between filamentous cyano algae and GHA.... Since it's kind of slimy... And also blows off from the rocks if i hit them with a turkey baster..
Does GHA blow off like that?

Gha generally clings but if weakened as it has no roots like bryopsis can separate
 

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