alkatraz
Colin
@alkatraz · 6 months ago

Is this GHA? It's not green, it looks brown to me but could be from my largely royal blue lighting config. It's single dots with multiple strands. Glass/glassware only, not stone. Brushes off easy. Looks like diatoms to me but.. the strands?

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User Avatar @alkatraz 208d

more info: Tank is ~6 weeks old. Lots of diatoms on rock, and some green dust algae on rocks. Doesn't appear slimy, no bubbles. Hoping it's not dinos.

User Avatar @BeamingPenguin66 208d

That definitely looks like diatoms to me especially with how easily it brushes off the glass. Totally normal for a new tank and those brown patches usually clear up on their own after a few weeks. I remember stressing about this phase too but it’s just part of the ugly stage!

User Avatar @Indigo_Newt_97 207d

Def looks like diatoms dude. Nano probs lol

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