What is this algea?

merereef

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Can any one tell me what this algea is... it ONLY grows in the sandbed no where else rocks are algea free just grows on the sand and any tips on getting rid of it thanks ive tried removing it but pops up somewhere else

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hard to discern from the photo but looks like a type of Bryopsis.

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Yes looks like it. Fluconzole kills it. Remove it asap because its a pest.
 
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hard to discern from the photo but looks like a type of Bryopsis.

how do these images compare?

upload_2019-7-3_18-31-38.jpeg


upload_2019-7-3_18-32-48.jpeg

Yes it looks like this but only grows on the sand , thank you i will read up on fluconazole, anyone have any good links for write up on it?
 

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