What are these things circled?

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These popped up in the last few days.

Red: I am most interested in as this seems to be growing from a marine cultured rock
Blue: I am concerned that these are "pest" snails, or snails in general.

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Spiroribid worms
harmless filter feeders
 
Nothing to worry about with the worms circled in blue, those are common filter feeders that appear as your tank matures
 

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