pls id red algae?

it looks like cyano from pic in the sand. if has stringy "tenticales" coming out of the patch on the sand and flowing with the water then its not cyano. either way increase flow to that area, and give it time. if its a new tank then it just needs time

 

Bogie - it's like it's part of the sand.

 

Here is another pic -

 

It's definately not stringy - if anything, it looks like someone sprinkled it on the sand.

 

thats a form of macro algae, if you have a fuge you could put it in there or scape it off and get rid of it.
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/algaepage/algaepage.htm

 

Julie, I think it is either this: Agardhiella tenera or another one I found yesterday that starts with a C. I got lucky last night and saw the one snail that had this on his shell. I plucked him out and tossed him. Don't want that stuff in the tank