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The first is we've noticed orange/rust color algae has formed on our living sand....is this the algae from using the tap water to set it up?
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Sounds like diatoms, which could be fueled by the tap water, they are a normal part of the tank maturing. Once the silicates are used up, they will crash to a managable level. Easily controlled with snails of various types, eg; trochus, cerith, stomatellas, etc...
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Also a orange/rust color snail(same color as the algae) has appeared....anyone know what he could be?
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Probably the most common gastropod hitchiker are limpets and stomatellas, both are beneficial algae eaters/detrivores. To be sure of what you have we would need to see a pic, although I would suspect a Stomatella varia, they are called cap snails, cause it looks like they have an undersized shell
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