Nuisance Algae ID

[CodeBlueMedic]

Howdy Folks,

Can I get an ID on this algae? It's a reddish color and is extremely hard to get off the rock. Won't come off at all with scrubbing and is next to impossible to even scrape off. It has a web like system close to the rock with all of the hairs sticking up. This stuff has slowly engulfed an entire rock and now a bunch of my snails have it on them.

Any ID so I can focus on a fix would be terrific.

 

[Bent]

It almost looks like cotton candy algae (which is not always pink).

Do you have mexican turbo snails?

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

It almost looks like cotton candy algae (which is not always pink).

Do you have mexican turbo snails?

No, I've got nassarius, nerite, trochus and cerith.

 

[Cheebs]

Are there any hermits or emerald crabs in the tank? They are often able to pick off some tougher algaes.

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

Are there any hermits or emerald crabs in the tank? They are often able to pick off some tougher algaes.

I had an emerald, but he mysteriously died a few months ago...About the same time this crap started growing. No hermits. Maybe I should get myself another emerald

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

Ahhhh someone suggested red turf algae...I'm thinking thats what this is. I'll be going to get an emerald and probably a turbo snail asap. What's the best way to prevent possible ich transfer from the LFS snail to my tank?