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Might just be diatoms again then keep an eye on it like I say it will go away it's just part of the cycle you would know if you had green hair algae just cross your fingers hard that you never do lol
I had a constant battle with it in my old system I don't really know where it came from but I think I was running my lights too long which accelerated the growth. You might find that tiny bits come in on new rock or even the bases of corals from your lfs I removed most with my hands and scrubbed...
If your refering to the rusty patches that's diatoms you get these in a new set up and it comes and go's again so don't panic if your whole tank go's brown. It's normal. Hair algae however is a different story it can quickly take over a tank and is horrible to get rid of,remove it by hand and...
I think by your pics it's a Stomatella snail they are related to turbos and are reef safe and will graze on algae good things to have in your tank. Nice find :-)