Algae ID please

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ringfinger

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My Glosso was really starting to fill in great and then this algae showed up. Any ideas of what type it is? I can't seem to match it with any pictures online... :x

Yesterday I dosed and tested the following:
Nitrate: 15 ppm
Phosphate: 1.5 ppm
Co2: 30-35 ppm

I usually have 10 ppm Nitrate to 1 ppm Phosphate, but added a little more this time to try and get the Glosso goin a little faster. Mistake?
 

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The glosso looks infewsted with thread algae covered in diatoms. More gravel cleanings and increased co2 should help with that. I get it when I det up new tanks and the tank hasn't balanced itself out. (I don't add enough plants to begin with).
The wood seems to have the same problem. Your nutrients are not balanced either. I would venture to say you are bottoming out of PO4. Add more co2 also. If the fish are not gasping 1hr after you do, add more.
 
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