Pink stuff growing in my refugium

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I have 0 idea what this could be growing in my refugium tank is 3 months old at this point. The only things in my tank is a clownfish pair diamond goby, conch, 2 hermits, and on the coral side just some small zoas and a gsp

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I have 0 idea what this could be growing in my refugium tank is 3 months old at this point. The only things in my tank is a clownfish pair diamond goby, conch, 2 hermits, and on the coral side just some small zoas and a gsp

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Im also new so wait for someone who knows more than me, but the red growth looks likely to be cyanobacteria to me.
 
Looks like Cyano to me too.
 

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