I got worms (polyclad I think?)

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I walked downstairs to check on my fresh RODI water and saw this little guy munching on some algae on the glass. I knew right away I needed to get it out of the tank as it could be a part of some of the problems I've had over the past month(s).

I'm fairly certain that these are hard to catch during the day, so I find it strange that I found it on the glass while the lights were on.

Any idea what this is? Looks like a polyclad and my understanding was that they tend to kill off microfauna and snails rather than corals. I have had plentiful issues with corals recently so I'm obviously taking this and any others I find out of the tank.

Don't mind the rust on the scraper, it was my old one and I stopped using when I saw the rust but had nothing nearby when I wanted to get the worm.

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On my phone it looks like a stomatella. Does it have a thin half shell?

if it is a flatworm, Hikari PraziPro is a solution.
 
On my phone it looks like a stomatella. Does it have a thin half shell?

if it is a flatworm, Hikari PraziPro is a solution.

Absolutely not a stomatella... I love those guys! No shell on it's back and it's kind of clear in the middle with no visible mouth.
 

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