Cyano or spiraling? (Microscope pics)

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I've got red carpeting that's driving me crazy. Mostly on the sand. I'm having trouble seeing the divisions, but I'm thinking plain old cyano?

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I've got red carpeting that's driving me crazy. Mostly on the sand. I'm having trouble seeing the divisions, but I'm thinking plain old cyano?

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It is hard to make out clearly, but it doesn't look like spirulina to me.

If you didn't know, spirulina is a form of cyanobacteria but I suspect this is a different strain.
 

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im going to assume cyano, I had this for months and it has decreased by much. weekly changes and diligent sand vacuuming. UV helps too. my post has updates on my tank
 
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Thanks. I had dinos, which I eradicated with uv. It didn't seem to do much for the cyano. I'm trying the hydrogen peroxide method now since it doesn't look like spirulina.
 

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