Algae ID and advice please

[camellia]

alt="" />I bought this SPS frag at the Expo and after gluing it to my rock, this algae has starting growing from the bottom of the frag plug. I'm afraid it Bryopsis so I haven't attempted to remove it for fear of spreading it throughout the tank. My anemone is also attached to this rock and it is quite large.
The best idea I have is to remove the rock from the tank, remove the SPS, scrub the rock and rinse it well.
My Anemone isn't going to be happy and I don't see any way to save the SPS.
Anyone have any better suggestions or ID of the algae?
Thanks

 

[camellia]

PLEASE HELP!
Hey all you knowledgable reefers....
Please give me your advice and words of wisdoms for dealing with this!

 

[heathlindner25]

Looks like hair algae

 

[fishdude]

It doesn't look like Bryopsis to me. I would pull with one hand and suction with another just to be safe. If it pulls off easily it most likely hair algae and there is a lot of CoCs that love to eat it.

 

[camellia]

Ok great that's good news, ill try it.
I have a wide variety of cuc but evidently don't have the right ones. I've never seen anything picking at it.
Time to place an order from Reefs2Go?
Thanks a bunch.

 

[heathlindner25]

Take the plug out and dip the algae part in H202

 

[camellia]

Ok that's a better idea.
I'm afraid it's growing on the rock now too but this will reduce the possible amount that gets free in the tank. Don't know why I didn't think of that, perhaps lack of experience
Thanks Heath

 

[heathlindner25]

Camellia;879433 wrote: Ok that's a better idea.
I'm afraid it's growing on the rock now too but this will reduce the possible amount that gets free in the tank. Don't know why I didn't think of that, perhaps lack of experience
Thanks Heath

let it sit for at least a minute,try to keep the acro out. And place a astria snail on the rock where the algae is

 

[camellia]

Ok thanks.
I'm going to do it now

 

[jdavid]

That will do the trick! even if it is bryopsis.

 

[camellia]

Thanks for the great advice! It was easy to do and it appears to be completely gone

 

[heathlindner25]

glad to hear!

 

[outdrsyguy1]

i need to do the same to a few of my frag plugs, what mixture of h2o2 and water do you use?

 

[heathlindner25]

outdrsyguy1;880487 wrote: i need to do the same to a few of my frag plugs, what mixture of h2o2 and water do you use?

what mixture your do I use? 100% h202 usually about a minute. If real bad a couple minutes

 

[camellia]

Used at 100% also.

I'm sure I got a little on the SPS also but so far no ill signs.