Dino ID please!

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Hello!

The sand is brown and when I clean it quickly comes back.

It doesnt go away at night, doesn’t form mucus and form a thick layer that is difficult to break, like a mat.

It doesn’t move at all when seeing in the microscope.

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I got a sample from the algae growing in glass and this it what is there:


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It doesn’t look like dinos… is it diatoms ?
 
Photos of the tank?
 
I cleaned the sand yesterday with a turkey blaster so it doesn’t look as ugly. Pictures with light off as my phone doesn’t correct the white balance and it would look all blue


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