Does this look like hair algae?

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Ula Hula
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Does this look like hair algae?

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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.
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Re: Does this look like hair algae?

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Yes, that appears to be some kind of hair algae.
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Re: Does this look like hair algae?

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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!!
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Re: Does this look like hair algae?

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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.
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Re: Does this look like hair algae?

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Thank you! 🙂
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