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Unpopular opinion here, the overgrown ulva in my DT has prevented a lot of other nuisance algae for me, including dinos I had early on and bubble algae that was growing on frag plugs. My rocks are covered with ulva and my corals don't mind it at all. I definitely think that it's necessary to remove them if they grow too large, but I'd rather deal with ulva than dealing with GHA or bubble algae. Also, the ulva has provided a safe haven for my copepods, which has been feeding my rainford goby quite well. I'm not saying ulva growing in DT is good, but I haven't seen any negative effects and it adds a little natural aesthetic to my rocks.
You were right! The sea urchins mowed down the ulva in less than two weeks and now I have all kinds of brown, ugly, strong algae growing instead