What the FUNK is this growth?!?!

Definitely not bristle or fire worms. It might be a sponge. I know gorgoneans have that color but I see no polyps.
 
This is what happen when you dump leftover spaghetti pasta in the tank.
 
lmao it freaked me out as soon as i saw it in my hand i dropped the rock and jumped back for some reason i though they were fire bristle worms hehe

hahahaha a big tough guy that freaked out over that? Definitely was my entertainment on an admittingly very dull weekend. :lol2:
 
It's like orange kelp...really weird.
 
looks exactly like the orange macro algae I just got in my package from IPSF. Especially since you say your tang took it out. They have different colors they call Tang Heaven, but my orange stuff came in a pack with the "pod mat". So if you've got it randomly growing in your tank, I'd think that's pretty cool! Here's a pic of my fuge with lots of colors of the stuff in it:

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