hello and thanks in advanced.
I have set a new tank up and it’s around 10 days old at this point.
Over the last two days a huge coating of brown algae I believe to be diatoms has covered my rocks, sand and glass.
however it is also covered in air bubbles which makes me think it’s not diatoms.
Here’s the photos.
made they diatoms or dinos ?
![94AA7BCC-0992-45D5-A178-6055A2858494.jpeg 94AA7BCC-0992-45D5-A178-6055A2858494.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2386/2386041-56bbb9f6e8e5b5376735ecd2722f22a3.jpg)
I have set a new tank up and it’s around 10 days old at this point.
Over the last two days a huge coating of brown algae I believe to be diatoms has covered my rocks, sand and glass.
however it is also covered in air bubbles which makes me think it’s not diatoms.
Here’s the photos.
made they diatoms or dinos ?
![D0A1EAA0-BEEF-4B04-829E-94EA9F1E0F25.jpeg D0A1EAA0-BEEF-4B04-829E-94EA9F1E0F25.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2386/2386039-782f078d5f33c70de2bd033c8c6bff98.jpg)
![BC7B17F4-A2E1-4B9F-8C95-BA200B1A37F0.jpeg BC7B17F4-A2E1-4B9F-8C95-BA200B1A37F0.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2386/2386040-927a682d651f56f79be67d76dc9983fe.jpg)
![94AA7BCC-0992-45D5-A178-6055A2858494.jpeg 94AA7BCC-0992-45D5-A178-6055A2858494.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2386/2386041-56bbb9f6e8e5b5376735ecd2722f22a3.jpg)