Hmm..not sure, but have you read http://faq.thekrib.com/algae.html ??

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"cindy" wrote in message
om...
: It is quickly spreading all over tank
: light grey in color
: stringy, like hair or thread (but I though hair algae is green?)
: has small balls on it (spores?), they are about the size of a period
: (font size 12)
: strings are long - most 1 cm but some up to an inch or so
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: I don't know how to post pics but if this isn't descriptive enougth
: I'll learn...noticed it last week and has quickly spread to most
: plants, driftwood.
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: Thanks.