Is this algae? Good? Bad Sign?

Looks like diatoms to me. It showed up in my tank just after it finished cycling....and then went away after it covered everything.
I'm still very new to the hobby...hopefully someone else can confirm it for you.:)
Robbie
 
Looks like diatoms to me as well.. How old is your tank? This is something that all tanks get, and all tanks have to go through...
 
myfishbrian said:
It is about 2 months old. So I'm guessing its the diatoms. Is it bad/good/neither? What should I do? Is it ok to vacuum it up?
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I think other than being ugly, it's not harmful. Mine started exactly as yours is (brownish tinge here and there), and pretty much made everything in the tank this nice rusty color for about a week and a half. And then it stopped. Literally, it vanished in a day or two.
Here is a pic of mine at it's "brownest".
Hope this helps!
Robbie

diatoms.jpg
 
Hey mfb,

Not that it has much to do with your question, but you can have pictures from picasaweb show up in your posts.

Add the
tags and erase everything except the http addy after img src. You want to keep what I've highlighted in red below:

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/damontmorris/AlaskaPics/photo#5039952775770776802"><img src="http://lh5.google.com/damontmorris/RfGCWMSPpOI/AAAAAAAABDE/zsNc_e9tRiU/s800/Picture%20176.jpg" /></a>

It ends up like this:

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It should. My lawnmower blenny knocked a dent in it, but the bulk of it just disappeared.
Robbie
 
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