Diatoms, GHA or Dinos ?

[j.falk]

How do you tell the difference on whether you have diatoms, green hair algae or dinoflagellates? My aquarium is developing a greenish/brown long, stringy type of algae with bubbles forming on the strands. I've never experienced this type of algae before so I'm not sure what it is or how to get it under control.

 

[mcgyvr]

Visual inspection is usually sufficient...
Post a clear picture without excessive blue light so colors are rendered properly and we can help diagnose..

 

[j.falk]

Visual inspection is usually sufficient...
Post a clear picture without excessive blue light so colors are rendered properly and we can help diagnose..

I sucked out a bunch of it this afternoon while doing a water change...it seems to grow really fast. I cleaned it off the aquarium glass during the wc and it grew back within 4 hours.

Let's see if my photo host works:

 

[Uncle99]

Sounds like Cyano

 

[mcgyvr]

Pics no workie...

 

[j.falk]

Pics no workie...

Let's see if this works:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9CcwsV5Go487STrN7

 

[j.falk]

Can anyone tell me if the Google photo album link is working?

 

[mcgyvr]

Link works...very minor green film algae...a bit of hair algae and a bit of diatoms..
Welcome to very minor ...very common new tank ugly stages

 

[j.falk]

Whew! As long as it's not dinos!

The green hair algae seems to have exploded overnight...it's growing fast and covering everything this morning...sand bed, rocks and glass.

Thanks for easing my mind. I was really worried last night.