Help! What type of algae is this?

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Hello, as I was cleaning my tank glass I noticed some pink powder looking algae growing on my glass, heater and filter. I dont see it on any of my rocks or substrate. It also looks more like powder then hair or slime.
Is this good algae or bad? Should I be cleaning it off?
Please help, kind of freaking out lol
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if it blows away or scrapes away easily it could be film algae and cyano
 
Not sure about blowing away but it wipes away pretty easily? Are those algae bad for a tank?
if it blows away it could be diatoms too(as far as rock work and sand)

not all algae is “bad”, but if left unchecked can become bad
 

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