Help ID Live Rock Hitchhikers
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EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Looks like caulerpa but could be some other type of macro
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
Just another girl who likes fish
Sponge
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Where is the rock from?
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Tampa Bay Saltwater, their base rock package. Your Caulerpa ID seems spot on. The TBS website has ids for some of these critters, but not all unfortunately.
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Feather duster maybe
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Many many different items to help you, too many items to discuss, I love my research but unfortunately this is beyond me 
My thoughts (keep in mind your pics are pretty clear):
#1 - I'm not sure what I'm looking at here.
#2 - Agreed with Caulerpa sp.
#3 - Some kind of colonial bryozoan is my guess.
#4 - A cool looking worm of some kind - not sure what kind. There are a number of different translucent worms and worm-like creatures, including sea cucumbers and sea snakes to name a couple. The translucent sea cucumbers are the only ones I'm aware of currently that are decent sized and not predatory, but a number of the translucent worms are not necessarily bad despite their predatory nature (Chaetognatha species - A.K.A. Arrow Worms - for example, typically eat planktonic organisms like pods and fish larvae, but they are also typically eaten by fish - so they wouldn't really be considered negative). Some other translucent predatory worms, however, may be pretty bad to have in your tank. If you're worried, I'd say pull them, but - if they are predators - they might make fun sump monsters.
#5 - Again, I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at.
#6 - Some kind of stony coral would be my guess.
#7 - Again, I can't really tell what I'm looking at here; maybe some kind of sponge?
#1 - I'm not sure what I'm looking at here.
#2 - Agreed with Caulerpa sp.
#3 - Some kind of colonial bryozoan is my guess.
#4 - A cool looking worm of some kind - not sure what kind. There are a number of different translucent worms and worm-like creatures, including sea cucumbers and sea snakes to name a couple. The translucent sea cucumbers are the only ones I'm aware of currently that are decent sized and not predatory, but a number of the translucent worms are not necessarily bad despite their predatory nature (Chaetognatha species - A.K.A. Arrow Worms - for example, typically eat planktonic organisms like pods and fish larvae, but they are also typically eaten by fish - so they wouldn't really be considered negative). Some other translucent predatory worms, however, may be pretty bad to have in your tank. If you're worried, I'd say pull them, but - if they are predators - they might make fun sump monsters.
#5 - Again, I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking at.
#6 - Some kind of stony coral would be my guess.
#7 - Again, I can't really tell what I'm looking at here; maybe some kind of sponge?
