Seriouse help needed. Pest I have not seen in 25 years of reefing. (With Microscope pics)

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So I have been battling something in my tank that I have not seen in 25 years of reefing. It looked to me like detritus at first but I am now unsure. Whatever it is seems to be burrowing or making tunnels using detritus. It can be fairly easily cleaned but comes right back. I would like to eradicate it. Please help ID and help me get rid of it.
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The next few shots are using a microscope to help ID it.

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In this section I see these curlycue appendages
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Here I find a worm of some kind IMG-20220428-WA0008.jpg
 

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Any still pics under white lighting?
I see what may be a flatworm, detritus worm and ostrapod
 

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Looks like those tiny shrimp that make tunnels. Not sure how to remove them though. Think I’ve I got a couple as well. No clue what the wormy stuff is.
 

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