Ack Hair. Really?

Is this what I think it is? The hair is popping up all over the tank. Especially wherever I have purple or red coralline.

 

The photo is very blurred David
but to me those strands dont look like typical hair algea - they look to thick individually

can you get a macro photo up - this would help with a proper ID

Steve

 

It's times like this I wish I had an SLR with a great lens. Let's try these.

 

I should add they are single strand everywhere else. Not branched like that one piece there.

 

Looks more like turf algae.

 

It is bryopsis. I got a lettuce snail for it today.

 

i dont think its bryopsis. it would be more fern like. and did you get a snail or a lettuce nudi? is it only located in one part of the tank? is it spreading or growing fast?

 

I spoke about it today at the local reef fish store. They immediately knew what I was talking about and took me over and pointed some out to me. Same looking stuff. Considering I get most my "pets" (fish and corals) from them it seems pretty feasible.

Lettuce nudi. Cool looking guy. He is in a bag floating at the top acclimating at the moment.