What Kind Of Algae Is This?

[MNS30]

I have done some research and I think that it might be diatoms but does anyone else thing different? Or how to get rid of these diatoms?

This tank is currently a 10 gallon (i use this one for my dorm room, I have the 30 at home). It houses a young GSP and 1 ghost shrimp. It has fluorescent lighting, I do weekly 10-15% water changes, It is a brackish tank (3 tablespoons marine salt per gallon), I check the ammonia and pH levels weekly and they're all good. I have some java moss in there too. I noticed though that I did not have this algae issue until I had added the java moss in.

I was going to upload a picture but I see that I can't upload one directly to this post. But it's almost copper colored. It does grow on my glass but I scrape it off. It is growing on my decor and on the couple artificial plants that I do have. It wipes off easily (except on my fabric plant)

 

[Chad]

Can you post a photo so we can see the algae in question?

 

[MNS30]

Can you post a photo so we can see the algae in question?

How do I post a picture? I am new on this forum haha!

 

[Chad]

When you want to show people your gorgeous tank, or your favorite fish, there are a few ways to do this. The first way, and probably the easiest way, is to go to the Member�s Aquarium and Fish Pictures section, and start a new topic there. Then click the 'Browse' button, on the bottom of the New topic page, and find the picture you want to show. You can add a few pictures per post. Another option is to use a photo hosting site, such as www.photobucket.com or http/imageshack.us/ . Those are free hosting sites. Once you have your pictures on there, you can copy the URL of the picture

 

[MNS30]

When you want to show people your gorgeous tank, or your favorite fish, there are a few ways to do this. The first way, and probably the easiest way, is to go to the Member�s Aquarium and Fish Pictures section, and start a new topic there. Then click the 'Browse' button, on the bottom of the New topic page, and find the picture you want to show. You can add a few pictures per post. Another option is to use a photo hosting site, such as www.photobucket.com or http/imageshack.us/ . Those are free hosting sites. Once you have your pictures on there, you can copy the URL of the picture

http/s885.photobucket.com/albums/ac59/cheerinsoftballer/

There are 3 photos, the first shows the side of my decor that doesnt have any algae on it and the other half shows the side that has it.

 

[Chad]

That actually doesn't look like diatoms to me. More like a common micro algae.
How old is the tank?

 

[MNS30]

That actually doesn't look like diatoms to me. More like a common micro algae.
How old is the tank?

I have had it set up for maybe 5 months. the algae didnt start until I added java moss about a month ago.

 

[Chad]

Micro algae is very common and generally not a problem in a tank. The only connection I to the java moss that I can think off quickly is that java moss tends to hold detritus which can promote algae growth.