After the rescape on my 40g all was well. Now there's red algae growing everywhere. What type is it?
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Looks like diatoms to me. If so, it will probably clear up with time.
Thanks guys. I'm just glad it's not some sort of CyanobacteriaDefinitely looks like a diatom attack.....aquariums do that when new, newly rescaped and sometimes just to be awkward when settled for a few years
As @WhistlingBadger rightly said, it will vanish by itself when its ready to...probably a couple weeks or so. You can assist the eviction by wiping the glass and sand hoovering but if prepared to be patient it will evict itself.
it could be a red cyanobacteriaThanks guys. I'm just glad it's not some sort of Cyanobacteria