Algae ID + snail question

[gustavviklund]

What kind of algae is this? It's not really a problem but I'm wondering what CUC-member is best suited for this type of algae.

It's also all over the sand bed, so I added 2 Babylonia snails and 4 nassarius yesterday but they haven't really been moving around much. Some of the nassarius have moved around in and then rested but the babylonias have only moved like 10 cm In 24h. Is this how much they normally move?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

It's also all over the sand bed, so I added 2 Babylonia snails and 4 nassarius yesterday but they haven't really been moving around much. Some of the nassarius have moved around in and then rested but the babylonias have only moved like 10 cm In 24h. Is this how much they normally move?

I'm not sure what algae you're dealing with here (nuisance algae isn't my strong point - maybe diatoms?), but it's not going to feed either Babylon Snails or Nassarius Snails - they're bother meat-eating scavenger types, not herbivorous algae-eating types, so if you're not feeding the tank much, then you'll want to make sure they're getting food that reaches the bottom of the tank for them to feed on.

 

[kevgib67]

I’m not positive of the type of algae either but I would add a tuxedo urchin and a bunch of Mexican Turbo and trocus snails.