I'll flip you a Toonie for em? I hear supply is going way up on Friday when Gold's gets there shipment in :lol:

Diatoms look like a light brown dust that covers everything.

Hmmm, what about a neon green dust that covers everything? Cause thats what I got - anywhere light hits.

If by Blue tang you mean regal tang, it will do nothing if you have an algae problem as the blue tang is a carnivore.

If you decide on a tang ensure that you have a sufficient sized tank to accommodate them
(a 6 foot tank).
If you have a serious algae problem see if you can find another reefer who has a sea hare you can borrow for a while.
You can also order one in from a LFS.

Ya I got a 6 fott 165G, tangs should be fine.

Which ones eat a lot of algae then? Would I be better served just letting the algae bloom die off on its own? My tank's only been running 2 weeks.

[quote=Eb0la11;446972]Ya I got a 6 fott 165G, tangs should be fine.

Which ones eat a lot of algae then? Would I be better served just letting the algae bloom die off on its own? My tank's only been running 2 weeks.[/QUO

All of them with the exception of the blue eat and need algae
The initial new bloom algae will probably go away.
Here is a thread on the best reef tank tangs for those that have tanks large enough to accommodate them.

http://wetwebmedia.com/besttgsreefs.htm

Take it slow and you will avoid most of the problems you read about here.
Good luck

Why do you say the blue tang doesn't eat algae?