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Hair/Thread or Diatoms Algae

Coread

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Lincolnshire
Hi Everyone

I have lots of algae accumulating over everything (including the glass). Before I start looking into any corrective action, I need a bit of help on identifying what it is. After a bit of searching, I’ve found two potential candidates (or I could be completely wrong 😀).

It’s mostly brown in colour, it seems to ‘cling’ onto debris that float into it, it’s extremely easy to rub off (with the exception of the moss).

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1. Size of tank in litres - 200
2. Age of the set - 3 weeks
3. Filtration - Fluval 307
4. Lighting and duration - Aquael Leggy 14w x2 (8 hours a day (2 in morning, 6 at night))
5. Substrate - Tripica Soil and Sand
6. Co2 dosing or Non-dosing - none
7. Fertilizers used & Ratios - TNC complete (2ml daily) & Easy Carbo (2ml daily)
8. Water change regime and type - every 3 days at 30% since starting
9. Plant list + When planted - quite a variety (see pictures), most planted 3 weeks ago
10. Drop Checker - no
11. Inhabitants - no
12. Full tank image & Surface image:
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Any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
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