Red Hair Algae?

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Looking at identifying this algae. Thought it was cyano and did chemclean. Then a 20% water change 48 hrs later. Seemed to work but after a a week away on vacation it came back worse and now has hair. Bought some CUC guys yesterday, turbo snails, cerith snails, nassarius snails, astrea snails and blue leg hermits. Did a 10% water change last night. Can anyone help identify or at least let me know if I'm on the right track? Thanks in advance.

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Looking at identifying this algae. Thought it was cyano and did chemclean. Then a 20% water change 48 hrs later. Seemed to work but after a a week away on vacation it came back worse and now has hair. Bought some CUC guys yesterday, turbo snails, cerith snails, nassarius snails, astrea snails and blue leg hermits. Did a 10% water change last night. Can anyone help identify or at least let me know if I'm on the right track? Thanks in advance.

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Are you able to blow this stuff loose with a turkey baster? May be red slime bacteria but pics fuzzy to confirm
 

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Not really. Scrubbing it off seems to work.
Hard to see in pic but if you had to scrub off, may be geldium which is a wire type algae that can be pressed with thumb and peeled off oo scrubbed with a firm toothbrush. Ninja star snails gently go after it.
 

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