Help, what am i looking at?

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I have recently started my first reef tank and have put some live rock in the tank. I have observed a bunch of things on the rock and was wondering what they are. Can anyone help?
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I see what looks like some micro brittle starfish(good) and some green bubble algae (bad). Also some paly/zoanthid corals.
 
1. Asterina Starfish and possibly a snail (Google a Stomatella Snail) See if it looks familiar they come in different colors.
2. Tiny Brittle starfish or Emerald crab and Asterina Starfish
3. Palythoas, Palys, Button Polyps
 
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Asterina star fish (the little white ones), Possibly a sea urchin or sponge (first pic first red circle), and aiptasia anemones or palythoas. dang thats one rock full of critters!

i would say, get rid of the aiptasia and palythoa zoanthids, as well as the asterina starfish. Leave the sea urchin.
 

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