what kind of algae is this?

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Hi everyone!

I'm having a hard time identyfing this algae in my tank, does anyone know what kind it is and why did it appear?
It grows on sand and rock, and a little on the glass too. It's color is brown with a slight tint of green and they look like little branches.
Any help would be very appreciated!
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Looks like bryopsis to me
Thanks for the answer, but isn't byropsis fully green? What I have is like 95% brown.
The tank is fairly New btw, around 2 months old. Right now i'm kinda just waiting if it gets worse or not.
 

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Thanks for the answer, but isn't byropsis fully green? What I have is like 95% brown.
The tank is fairly New btw, around 2 months old. Right now i'm kinda just waiting if it gets worse or not.
If the tank is only 2 months old, it probably will get worse, then better. A new tank has to go thru what we call the " ugly phase" in order to get to the desired phase.
 

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