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Not exactly true about aiptasia in the Gulf. There are several species in that family, including Exaiptasia and Aiptasiomorpha. Both of those are usually referred to as Aiptasia by hobbyists. Aiptasia pallida is now Exaiptasia pallida since 2014.The only thing from that entire list I'd remove is the whelks. The anemone is not aiptasia - the Gulf doesn't have them. Those won't spread or be a nuisance. Feed Sponge Power or similar as long as you can to help the tunicates, barnacles and the sponges live longer. I have a clean (relative to the Gulf) SPS tank and mine slowly declined over time - three years later and most of them are gone.