Ok, tank is getting overrun with some weird algae and my local shop isnt much help. First is a reddish-brown colored stuff on the rocks, it almost looks like leaves and can be somewhat pulled off by the edges, but its really stuck to the rock surface. Not on the glass at all though, also growing on snails shells... Second is what i assume is hair algae, looks like a white fuzz on the rocks. Last is a hard green type. Almost like a squashed grape, grows in little buttons on the rocks. I broke some in half and its pretty solid all the way through. All my tests are normal and no nitrates. The only thing thats been changed lately is the lights. Right now all Im doing to control it is pull off what i can. But the brown stuff is covering the rocks and really looks bad, I think.
algae??
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The brown stuff almost sounds like sargassum. Grows well in clean tanks, and can be a bear to get rid of once it starts growing. How big is the tank? Big enough for a tang?