Whats the scoop on this algae?

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Jack Dempsey
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My 75 has experienced sudden algae growth and I am simply wondering if it is normal or harmful. This is the first tank that I've even lightly planted and I have a marineland double bright LED on it. Some of the plants are slow growers but most have literally taken off. I read somewhere that slow growing plants under a lot of light can cause algae growth. Anyway, help/answers appreciated! Pics:

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Look like diatoms, I wouldn't worry about it.
They tend to disappear on their own but you can speed it up by manually cleaning it off and vaccing it out.

This is a new tank right?
 
Yeah it has been cycling for around 2 weeks (using stability now as well)
 
This is normal algae for a tank thats going through the cycle process. Just leave it be and it will go away on its own. But it is Diatoms.
 
Thanks for the help guys.
 
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