Brown Algae ID

[EyesClosed]

Hoping someone could help me ID this brown algae. Soft, thin brown leaves, extremely fast growing. Trying to figure out whether i should leave it in my fuge as nutrient export.

Pic from the fuge:

Heres a close up:

 

[mfinn]

Kinda looks like kelp. Unless it's crowding out the other macro, leave it in? IMO

 

[EyesClosed]

it does outgrow a lot of the other algae, and if its good for nutrient export, i dont mind leaving it in, but if its not then theres not point really keeping it.

 

[Steven Pro]

It could be Dictyota.

 

[EyesClosed]

i think that it is Dictyota. Is that good for nutrient export? Should i leave it in?

 

[Steven Pro]

It does work great as a nutrient export because it is so fast growing, but that is also its biggest downfall. It can become an invasive weed. I would just try to keep it in check somewhat with regular pruning. Really, there is no good way to get rid of it once you have it anyway, so I would just learn to live with it.