Mini Tentacles in sand bed

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Coral Only tank, no fish/inverts.
Any idea what this little tentacle is? I recorded one of them but I see 2 short ones and 1 slightly longer one.

If a pest, any advice on how to remove it?
 

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I can’t see the video, but my tank is full of brittle stars. Tiny tentacles everywhere!
Sorry about that- I posted the link to the video uploaded to youtube in a previous reply.

I don’t think it’s a brittle star- the tentacles seem quite small!
 
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I know they're tiny, but any chance you could get closer up pics/video?
They are very tiny- I cant get any closer without compromising video quality unfortunately.

Here is a video where you can see the movement of the tentacle/work much better.
Tentacle Movement

Any signs I should be looking out for to ID this? They seem to only be in the shade under my arch rock but also seem to have a tiny Spaghetti Worm nearby.
 
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They are very tiny- I cant get any closer without compromising video quality unfortunately.

Here is a video where you can see the movement of the tentacle/work much better.
Tentacle Movement

Any signs I should be looking out for to ID this? They seem to only be in the shade under my arch rock but also seem to have a tiny Spaghetti Worm nearby.
Not that I can think of without having a better idea what they are; they don't seem like they'd be anything harmful though.
 
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I found another one slightly closer to the glass. This one specifically seems to open at night. Should be much clearer!


I would guess some kind of peanut worm (Sipuncula) which would be harmless/beneficial, but it sticking straight up out of the substrate like that is odd.
 
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