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This thing has started to take off more in the past 2 weeks. Can someone help identify it and should I remove it or just let it grow?
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Looks like Caulerpa brachypus. It can grow rather quickly and become a pest, though this also makes it a good refugium algae (it also looks quite attractive in my opinion).

6 months of growth:
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As @shwareefer mentioned above, I would allow the macroalgae to grow out slightly before deciding whether it is worth keeping or getting rid of.
 
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Good trouble: Have mushrooms ever become pests in your aquarium?

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