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Those green sprouts look like Neomeris annulata (spindleweed) to me.
I have a couple sprout up in my tank. Seems it usually disappears and doesn't present much of a threat in terms of taking over. Something ate mine though, after everything I read said nothing eats it, not sure what did though.