Are these diatoms?

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Tank is a little over a month old, fully cycled weeks ago. Got a small amount of diatoms a few weeks in, but they’ve gotten worse and turned into this. I think it may be from the water I was using, no way of getting RODI so was using purified water, will be using distilled from now on. Are these diatoms? Some parts seem more clumped and gel like?

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Yea probaly so. Feel em. Pinch between your fingers and should have a slight texture.
If it’s slimey and and hard to get a pinch. Might be a slime or cyano.
 

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