Clear, Fine Hair Outbreak. Algae Bloom?

markbeta

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About two weeks ago, a clear, hair-like fuzz began to grow all over my tank. The more mature growth looks like clear, fine hair. It is covering everything and quickly grows back after easily scraping it off. It is on the rock, walls, sand, and even snail shells. Below are some pics I took. Can anyone identify what it is?

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I'm hoping it is just a post-cycle algae bloom of some kind and will die off. My tank is three months old with just sand and rock. I have a 180G tank. Nitrate and phosphate levels have now near zero after a significant nitrate spike post-cycling.

Again, what is it? Has anyone else experienced it? What can I do to deal with it? Thank you for your help.
 
your pics arent showing for me. Maybe the site you used isn't friends with rc?
are they long clear hairs or more like grass? white fuzz can be different things, try searching for pics of chrysophytes, or bacterial blooms, also if you had green hair algae it can bleach as it dies off.
 
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