I have some algae growing on my rocks.

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I have some type of algae growing on my rocks but I can’t tell what it is.

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looks like diatoms. Tank/rocks look very new. Totally normal and will go away - it'll be replaced by some other algae that takes over and/or eaten by CUC.
Yeah the tank is about 5 months. Thanks for the info. Any CUC you recommend?
 
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Personally, I have and recommend the following snails: trochus, turbo, nassarius, cerith, and a conch!
Awesome thanks. I have a conch and he just goes around the tank all day and eats. But I’ll look into some more of those snails. Thanks.
 
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Sea urchin will be a good addition too. However if ur frags are not glued well, it might carry it with them.. sometimes.
Yeah I’ve seen that happen at my LFS lol I’ll look into them. Thanks for the suggestion.
 

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