Is this bacteria?

[ChrisQ0904]

I have a 57g tank with a 20L sump and I dose 33ml of vinegar daily. I've noticed white-ish stingy things on my glass lately and was wondering if it's a bacteria bloom or just algae? I dose my vinegar into my sump in the chamber of my main pump and I don't notice anything in there.

If it is bacteria should I start reducing the amount that I'm dosing?

I tried my best to take a picture of my glass and it comes out horrible.

 

[ebushrow]

Algae....you cant see bacteria with the naked eye.

 

[Pete polyp]

Algae....you cant see bacteria with the naked eye.

You can see cyano with the naked eye.

 

[Eckolancer]

Looks like Dino's

 

[ChrisQ0904]

Looks like Dino's

Great..... YAY ME

 

[mikellini]

When I see bacteria, it looks like a fuzzy white-ish coating, about 2-3mm deep. It sways a bit with the water. You can't typically see individual pieces, looks more like short, white hair algae.

 

[ebushrow]

You can see cyano with the naked eye.

These are bacterial colonies, not individual bacteria. The glass doesn't look like a mat of bacteria is on it.

 

[Pete polyp]

These are bacterial colonies, not individual bacteria. The glass doesn't look like a mat of bacteria is on it.

Colonial bacteria isn't bacteria?? Since when?