What type of pest is this?

[Bwlynn]

Hello everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone knows what type of pest this is? It’s been slowly spreading from a rock to the sand bed. I know it’s not aptasia. Any thoughts on what it is and how to remove it?
Thanks in advance!

 

[tzabor10]

Coralline algae? Can you use more light?

 

[Bwlynn]

Here’s another photo with whiter light. I think it’s a type of pest anemone. It’s got smaller tentacles than aptasia. It almost looks like alveapora or a type of flowerpot LPS but I didn’t think they spread into sand without a calcium base. It hitchhiked on the rock with the mushrooms on it about a year and a half ago.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Blue clove polyps - I’m not sure that there is a good way to remove them.

 

[Bwlynn]

Thanks for the id! I’ll do a little research and see where it goes?
Take care

 

[KrisReef]

Controlling Clove Polyp

Hi everybody, My clove polyp grew faster and more robustly than anything else in my 9-month old tank. It's on the verge of taking over! It's attached to a central rock that's not easily removable. Any suggestions on how to control it? Can I prune it like a bush in the tank? Will that release...

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I have not dealt with these but I remember folks saying to remove them all, toss the rocks and gravel they are attached to and avoid them from covering everything.

I have always done this when I have had them show up on a frag or rock I have gotten from the lfs. G l!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here’s another photo with whiter light. I think it’s a type of pest anemone. It’s got smaller tentacles than aptasia. It almost looks like alveapora or a type of flowerpot LPS but I didn’t think they spread into sand without a calcium base. It hitchhiked on the rock with the mushrooms on it about a year and a half ago.

Not sure what is area of concern but see cloves, vermetid snails and possible tube worms

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

The only solutions I've heard for blue clove polyps aren't reef safe (they might kill off other things in the tank), but the most common treatment I've heard is Fenbendazole. Someone else used Lugol's Iodine, but they also lost some corals from that. Some people say kalk paste or super glue may work, but I haven't seen many people reporting success with it. The links below may help:

Invasive purple clove polyps

Does anyone know how to kill off invasive clove polyps? They’re starting to spread and envelop my acans and I don’t want them swallowing my garden.

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Eliminating Blue Clove Polyps with Fenbendazole

A few years ago, I purchased a rock that had some beautiful Space Monster zoas on it. It also had some Blue Clove Polyp on it as well. I saw the BCP, I knew it was there, I really didn't worry about it at all because I had no idea what it could become. Fast forward....its now everywhere. Its...

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[Bwlynn]

The fenbenbazole route seems like the way to go. Thanks again everyone for help with identification and solutions!
Take care