Brown algae covering coraline algae?

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My tank has been running for just over a year now. I started growing coraline algae a few months ago. However recently I increased the light duration from 6 to 9 hours and I could see this brown algae now covering the coraline. Are these diatoms?
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My tank has been running for just over a year now. I started growing coraline algae a few months ago. However recently I increased the light duration from 6 to 9 hours and I could see this brown algae now covering the coraline. Are these diatoms? View attachment 2937215View attachment 2937217diato?
Does it blow off easy? It looks possibly like cyano
 
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