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I have two type of algae that showed up as my tank was being overfed while I was out of town for 10 days. So I have these little calcium like banana's sprouting. I had them in my old tank and never bothered with them. And I have something that looks like GHA but its not as soft looking and seems to have a little bit more of a structure to each "hair" than the superfine GHA that I had dealt with in the past.

These are the best photos I could get with my iPhone 5.

Any ideas on what might eat the bulbs and the other stuff? I will be doing water changes and getting the nutrients back under control. I have different types of snails, hermits, tangs, algae blenny, and they all do great work but don't eat either of these so far.

Thank you,

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2nd one looks like Bryopsis, though it's hard to tell under the blue lighting. You could try taking white light pictures with a flashlight.
1st algae is Neomeris. This is a very rare macroalgae that usually dies out, though can potentially become invasive.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/neomeris-annulata.335539/
 
Not seeing Bryopsis but neomeris is a good likelihood. Can you provide pics Under white lighting for clear Identification ?
 

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