Is this diatom or Dino?

[SaltH2oNewb]

New to the hobby, have had tank running for a month. Don't know if this is just the diatom algae that comes with tank cycling. Or if it's dino I have put some cleaner shrimps and small clean up crew to try and handle it, also running phosguard in filter and it just keeps growing. Need help

 

[Reef noob_]

New to the hobby, have had tank running for a month. Don't know if this is just the diatom algae that comes with tank cycling. Or if it's dino I have put some cleaner shrimps and small clean up crew to try and handle it, also running phosguard in filter and it just keeps growing. Need help

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[SaltH2oNewb]

Won’t let me post pic?

 

[SaltH2oNewb]

Keeps failing to upload idk why

 

[jaredbcoding]

Hard to ID without a picture, but if they're diatoms most likely they'll eventually exhaust the supply of silicates and recede on their own.

 

[JUNBUG361]

Check the sticky for id

 

[TokiHacker]

Just by what you are saying it sounds like dino since it just jeeps going and going. The problem is without a image, we will never be able to properly identify it or let you know what can be done to help rid of it. Since this is a new tank, I wouldn't be overly concerned

 

[AlSimmons]

Being that the tank has only been set up for a month I'm going to go with Diatoms.
The link below might help.

https://www.reefcleaners.org/nuisance-algae-id-guide

 

[LQT]

Is it dusty brown on the sand bed or is it stringy brown with air bubbles? If the former, it’s diatoms. If the latter, it’s dinos.