Max Rackstraw
Active Member
The other day i noticed these tiny green/brown strands of what i assume to be algae on the glass of my new tank under only the lit up side (one side does not have a light over it yet).
The tank has been running for almost exactly one month in total and only 6 days with a light on one side.
The tank was setup with all the live rock from my old tank placed into the sump and a liquid bacteria additive to increase the bacteria population.
Since i first noticed this, they have became much more noticeable, so much so that i thought i would take a look at them with a magnifying glass. Here is a picture:
Since there are small copepods moving around on the glass near to these, I am assuming these are diatoms (I believe copepods eat diatoms).
This is my first time trying to identify an algal species other than cyanobacteria and green hair algae... So im interested in hearing everyone's opinions!
The tank has been running for almost exactly one month in total and only 6 days with a light on one side.
The tank was setup with all the live rock from my old tank placed into the sump and a liquid bacteria additive to increase the bacteria population.
Since i first noticed this, they have became much more noticeable, so much so that i thought i would take a look at them with a magnifying glass. Here is a picture:
Since there are small copepods moving around on the glass near to these, I am assuming these are diatoms (I believe copepods eat diatoms).
This is my first time trying to identify an algal species other than cyanobacteria and green hair algae... So im interested in hearing everyone's opinions!
