Hello! Over the last two months my tank has experienced an odd blooming of an algae I am unsure of. I established the tank in august of this year. While I thought they were diatoms at first due to the orangish/brown color, they don’t wipe off easily at all like diatoms do. Just wanna make sure this stuff isn’t gonna hurt my tank inhabitants. Water quality is also where it needs to be so I am very confused
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