What bacteria is this

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So tank is 6 plus years I have begun over a period of time to take out 6 inch sand bed that is a phosphate trap. My rocks Al's I have slowly tooken out to soak in acid and give it a bleach soak. My phosphate was 90 on hanna ulr ane this stuff slowly pops up. What is it?
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Not sure. Doesn't look like cyanobacteria, diatoms or dinoflagellates.

I'd vacuum the sand bed during a water change and see if it helps.
 
Microscope identification will tell what it is. Could be cyanobacteria.
 

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