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Thanks willie32, appreciate the suggestions - I'll definitely consider the whiptail catfish or nerite snails, even if they don't fit my South American theme. If they do the job, I can always remove them later, so it's worth a shot.

I've come across this growth before, and more often than not, the fish will just graze on it. Someone once mentioned it might be the last bits of sap from the wood, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. Anyway, nice to see you around again reefknight, been a while since some of the old crew ...

Thanks for the input - I've been doing some more research and it seems I've got a type of algae on my hands. It's this soft, greyish-brown stuff that's got a bit of a hairy texture to it.

Hi all,

Just a quick intro to my tank setup - it's a 50 gallon that's been up and running for about 3 months, with fish in for 4 weeks. I did a full fishless cycle before adding any fish, just to be safe.

Tank specs are as follows: temp is set to 25c, pH is around 6.6, and I've got the following ...