andy65

it's only on my glass and on some of my plants. What is it algae or what? I can scrape it off with the end of my gravel vac.

my nitrates are only 5ppm.

my light is on from 9am to 10pm.

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Chief_waterchanger

Diatoms is what it looks like. Diatoms are silicate-based life forms, basically like algae, just a silicate based lifeform rather than carbon based. They will go away on their own after a few weeks, or you can keep cleaning them off. They are no big deal, really, mostly just aesthetics. (Means either your tank is still cycling, or you're having a major chemical imbalance problem (such as phosphates).)

andy65

i tested every thing this after noon and every thing was fine
NO-2 0ppm
NO-3 0ppm
NO-4 5ppm

I i do not have a phosphates test kit. I feed omega one flakes not the color one.
Is there any thing i can do?

Chief_waterchanger

Decrease the amount of food going into the tank and double your waterchange frequency with the same % done each time. It is awesome that you are using Omega One, that is a very good brand of food.

The waterchanges should be kept at a higher frequency until the possible diatoms go away. (pretty sure they are diatoms, but it is very difficult to be 100% on anything from pictures. )