Is this a bacteria bloom?

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. What is it and how do I get rid of it..Tank has been up and running for 15months I have 2 small clown fish 2 nassarius snail 2 trochus snail. As for filter I am using chemical pure blue and filter sock that I change weekly. I feed only 1 type of food SA 1.2mm pellets. As for parameters temp 78-80 nitrate 5ppm phosphate 0.3ppm ph 8.4 it’s a 10g IM one more thing I can see it along the edges of the rock work
 
Did you dose any carbon?
 
You talking about the white clear stuff covering the rock?

Pretty sure it's some kind of cyno bacteria.

Plenty of posts found here on treating cyno
 
Just the chemi pure blue water is super clear I also been having diatom bloom on the rocks if that helps in anyway.
 
You talking about the white clear stuff covering the rock?

Pretty sure it's some kind of cyno bacteria.

Plenty of posts found here on treating cyno

Yes it is the white stringy hair like stuff
 

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