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Hey guys question can anyone help me find out what kind of algae this is? And how to eradicate.

Tank : Fluval Evo 13.5 (Using it as a frag tank/Holding tank)
Water: BRS RODI 200Gpd 0TDS
FILTER: using intank media baskets
Biological media consist of biomax and marine pure spheres. Also running chemipure
Kessil A360x mounted 8inches off water on for ~10hrs

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Looks like the typical muck I get in my frag tank too - hard to identify, as it isn't clearly hair algae, and may not be dinos either. Doesn't look too bad - might just transition to coralline after a while. I see you have a blue tang in there (get ready to re-home it as they grow quickly) but no snails? If you are going to keep the system running, I'd get some more critters in there to eat it. With such a small water volume, I would avoid any chemical treatments for it. You could try some bacteria additives like Microbacter Clean, but again, with such a small water volume - be careful and go slow. My egg crate frag racks never stay bright white, but it doesn't bother me that much. Black eggcrate will hide it to a certain degree, at least a little better than white...
 
Looks like the typical muck I get in my frag tank too - hard to identify, as it isn't clearly hair algae, and may not be dinos either. Doesn't look too bad - might just transition to coralline after a while. I see you have a blue tang in there (get ready to re-home it as they grow quickly) but no snails? If you are going to keep the system running, I'd get some more critters in there to eat it. With such a small water volume, I would avoid any chemical treatments for it. You could try some bacteria additives like Microbacter Clean, but again, with such a small water volume - be careful and go slow. My egg crate frag racks never stay bright white, but it doesn't bother me that much. Black eggcrate will hide it to a certain degree, at least a little better than white...
yeah I’m waiting on my new home to be finished so I can move me 300gallon in and since these fish was already qt I’m just holding them in that tank for now . I have like 3 Mexican turbos but that’s it tbh
 

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