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Brown Hair Algae\Diatoms?

madlan

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Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Hi all,

I've got a really annoying algae that starting to annoy me...
I thought it was the usual diatoms as the tank is only a few weeks old but it's growing in threads rather than a film. It seems brittle as if rubbed it breaks up unto tiny needle like pieces. Anyway, here's a photo:

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My gut is that its the new tank scenario i.e your filter hasn't reached maturity and its just diatoms.
Water changes and waiting are the way to go.
 
Hmm, it's a 3 month old eheim 2213 - I stripped the tank bare (except for the filter media) to get rid of this but back it comes! :(
What do you think about no light? I have a 11w PC over it (30l), EI dosing plus high Co2 (drop checker almost yellow). Lighting is 6 hours a day at the moment.
Planting is minimal unfortunately due to this being a rare moss grow out tank.
 
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