Whats this stuff on my tank decor? (Looks wormy)

cgcaver

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OK guys, this is just weird... Looks like wormy things on all my driftwood, and even the broad leaves of my big plants. Im 99% they arent worms or anything alive for that matter. They are brown; it literally looks like someone drew dirt designs on all my stuff. They are about as wide as a Sharpie marker line, and most are about 1/2" long.

This stuff is all over my tank decor (on the upward facing surface only) and even in my filter (on the bottom below my media). In other words, its only on the surface that you'd see if you looked directly down at it. Looks like like some weird kind of alien designs

also, keep in mind that I said its also found in my filter (where theres VERY little if any light) so doesnt that kinda rule out the algae theory?

also, im 99% sure its not poop: doesnt look like poop, and the "designs" are too uniform and widespread to be randomly scattered poop


Wish I could get some pics up, but I have no digi cameras... Anyone have ANY idea of what this stuff is? Any pics I can compare mine to?

Thanx for any help


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check plantgeek.net(I think it is ".net") to rule out algae. they have a whole big thing on it, if you weren't aware of it already.

Aliens? See any strange lights around your tanks last night;)
 
Is this stuff anchored to whatever it's on, or can you siphon it up when cleaning the tank? How hard is it to remove? Could something have fallen into the tank?
 
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