Algae indentification help

[sdupes]

Hi all, newbie here.

 

I just recently put my lights on after following some recommendations to wait 4 months to help skip a big ugly stage. 
 

This morning I noticed what I think is a form of algae growing but I’m not 100% certain. 
 

Can you help me identify what this is and share any recommendations you have for treating it?

[Riona]

Diatoms, perhaps?  Looks like it's mostly flat brown patches on the glass, right?  I just waited until it got kinda heavy in my tank and got a couple turbo snails since in all the tanks I've had it just uses all its fuel then leads way to the green encrusting stuff.  (And the hair algae.)

[ryans.salty.crew]

Nothing that a simple clean up crew can't deal with 😃

[sdupes]

@10g4Me What would you recommend? 

 

I have a 20g and at the moment the only creatures in it are a red banded shrimp and a Nassarius snail. 

 

I had a brooklynella situation a couple of months ago and my surviving clown is in QT for at least another week to be safe.

[ryans.salty.crew]

You know your tank the best but this list should get you some where.

 

4-7 astrea snails

3-4 nassarius snails

5-6 hermits

 

The numbers all depend on how much algae and nutrients is in your tank.