Does anyone know what this is? Algae

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I have bright green and reddish brown algae intermixed with sand. Not Stringy. What is this & how do I get rid of. Salinity .027. DKH 8.2. Cal 440. Phoshate .03. Nitrate .05. Have had this for a while. Stable. Not getting much worse.
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Looks to me like the sand just needs agitated. may get a sand sifting star and sand dwelling snails.
 
Can't tell the color, and thus get a positive ID, with blue light. Could be diatoms or cyanobacteria. Either way, cerith snails do a great job of keeping the sand clean. They also go on the rocks and glass. They come in multiple varieties. I find it best to keep multiple types. If you have enough sand you can consider a fighting conch. They stay in the sand.
 

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