ok I saw this in my tank so i grabed a pic, first i am not sure if it is aptasia or another type of polyp i have that spreads good, buy i saw it swimming by pummping it tenticles. it swam to a high up place on the tank then anchored on the pipe. I know it was "swimming" as it was moving against the current!
if it is one of the Polyps that I have that seams to spread all over (in my main tank, the 25 gal tank , the sump and in the skimmer, this would explain how it is getting around to thase places.
here is a pic
"Flying Polyp"
Steve