Request for assistance with IDing algae and a solution

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Hi all, I was wondering if people could help identifying the below algae. It is a rusty brown colour,…

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My war parameters are all normal and everything is doing well but this algae has started to appear on my sand bed and it contains air bubbles.
 

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Can't identify under blue light. Looks like cyano.
White light pics.
Post parameters, like each test results.
Agreed… I’ve never seen Dino’s that thick so I’d say Cyanobacteria also.
 

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