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So this tank has been up for about a month and my hunch is that this is maybe Lyngbya? But im not really sure what it is bc i haven't seen pictures that look the same. So this algae seems to be growing "branches" from a central point in which it attaches to the glass. Its brown in color and literally spread throughout the tank in less than a week. I've been doing weekly water changes and manually removing them but just want to know what this is to see if i have to do any other procedures. Thank you for the help in advance!! Also, sorry for the pictures, i tried to get better ones but that was the best i could do. The second attached picture shows how it has branches from a central point.
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i do have a clean up crew, but im short on turbos (Only 2 left). I guess that explains why the bottom inch of the glass is clear, im guessing due to the hermits. Anyways, thanks for the reply thankfully its something easy to fix/deal with.
 
i do have a clean up crew, but im short on turbos (Only 2 left). I guess that explains why the bottom inch of the glass is clear, im guessing due to the hermits. Anyways, thanks for the reply thankfully its something easy to fix/deal with.
Yea it’s not to bad, it can get out of hand. Lots of threads on here with better info that I can offer lol. Just search GHA or green hair algae :)
 

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