Does this look like hair algae?

[Ula Hula]

I put some chaeto algae that was purchased from this site into my newish tank. After a while, though, I saw that a different type was growing. It's finer, less wiry, and tends to anchor to surfaces, unlike the free-floating chaeto.

Is this hair algae on the left? (I've contrasted it with the chaeto on the right.) If so, I'll try to remove it. Thanks.

[Mustafa]

Yes, that appears to be some kind of hair algae.

[MsNymbus]

I have this same stuff in my tank! Did you end up getting it to die or remove it? If so how? I cut the lighting in my tank & stopped feeding and it helped only a little bit. (I know this is a year later lol but I was searching keywords and stumbled across this post) thanks!!

[Ula Hula]

I took out all the rocks and shells that it was growing on and put them in boiling water and scrubbed them with a clean brush. Also did some partial water changes over time. It seems to have done the trick. Good luck.

[MsNymbus]

Thank you!