Could someone please...

[alexkharden]

Tell me what the heck this is?

It cleans off relatively easy with a kitchen sponge, but slowly comes back. Is this just normal algae, diatoms, what?

Also, some of the areas look like the have little groups of...feathers stuck/growing on them. I tried to get a picture of it, but the picture didn't convey what I'm talking about, really.

 

[CafeReef]

normal algae. lower flow across the bottom of your tank is allowing it to build up. this is what mag scrappers are for I recommend the tunze so you don't scratch up your glass from rocks getting stuck in between the glass and mag scraper.

 

[Bdial]

Get the flipper. Sponge on oneside blade on the other.

 

[rmcaum]

Looks like you got a "package" from TBS. all of those cool new things crawling around and you are asking about the algae on the glass...
I clean my glass every day, it probably needs it every three days. Mag float, tunze and "the flipper" are the most common magnetic glass cleaners I believe.

 

[alexkharden]

Looks like you got a "package" from TBS. all of those cool new things crawling around and you are asking about the algae on the glass...
I clean my glass every day, it probably needs it every three days. Mag float, tunze and "the flipper" are the most common magnetic glass cleaners I believe.

Well, I'm asking because it's blocking my view of all the cool things, and I want to make sure it's nothing that would hurt the cool things!

 

[alexkharden]

normal algae. lower flow across the bottom of your tank is allowing it to build up. this is what mag scrappers are for I recommend the tunze so you don't scratch up your glass from rocks getting stuck in between the glass and mag scraper.

Awesome, thank you

 

[greed1321]

I've been using mag floats for 11years. Just bought the flipper and must say I'll never buy another mag float. It's really nice!