Algae ID?

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newbc14

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Just today I went to my LFS and picked up some Candy Cane Coral. However, when I got home I noticed some different types of algae's growing on the coral. Can anyone tell me what kind of algae they are and if I need to get rid of them.
Thank You!
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That green bubble looks like bubble algae. Might want to go in there with some tweezers and pull it off gently. Try not to break it because if you do it will end up everywhere.

The other stuff just looks like hair algae. I have a little bit in my tank but my CUC is taking care of it pretty well. Don't really know of another way to remove it.
 
I agree with Oni, that it looks like valonia (bubble algae) and hair algae. I would remove as much as you can manually. Not sure if you have any urchins but my pincusion loves the stuff.
 
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