Brown diatoms/ algae?

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hello reef community
i am on the newer side of things. started seeing this brown algae and i was curious, is it deadly to my livestock and whats the best route to go with this. ive seen people say its fine and let it take its route but just wanting to make sure. also i keep my lights at 80 blue 32 white but had pure white for this picture so you can see

Fluval 407 canister filter.
1.025 salinity
Ammonia barely detectable
ph 8.3
nitrite 0
nitrate barely any detected
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