Diatom problem I believe

[Kgrizzle]

It's spreading all over my sand... Cleaned up the sand a little bit but I need to get gloves to take out the rock and scrub it and clean the sad fully almost feel like I need to do a big water change but i also feel I shouldnt

[phi delt reefer]

its part of hte cycle. you'll notice it comes back worse each time you remove it. get some nerite/astrea/tronchus snails and let them pick away at it. it will go away on its own in a month. be patient.