Weird Centipede looking creature from liverock/macro algea?

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No, it is not a bristleworm, I work in an aquarium and know my stuff, but i've never seen anything like this guy.

Here's some info: he appeared a few hours after placing my cheato macro algea into my refugium, so i think that may be where he came from, or possibly the live rock and didn't make an appearance for a few weeks. He swims like a shrimp, but loves to only swim upwards. He only appeared while i was feeding the tank, just kind popped out of nowhere and swam into the filter where i caught him. Picture below:

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Edit: Forgot to mention my guess; I think it's an isopod of some sort, but i'd like a specific ID and if it's safe with coral and smaller inverts.
 
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I found some information saying they eat detritus. And they come in all different colors from clear, brown, black.
I added him back to my tank, and he ignored my small blue hermits and crawled on my rocks, eating a few things here and there. Definitely a helpful isopod, woke up this morning and don’t see him though, probably in the rock somewhere.

Thank you for your help.
 
I added him back to my tank, and he ignored my small blue hermits and crawled on my rocks, eating a few things here and there. Definitely a helpful isopod, woke up this morning and don’t see him though, probably in the rock somewhere.

Thank you for your help.
You're welcome
 
Let us know if for some reason he becomes destructive.
 

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