Hi, yet another relatively new Eco 13.5 owner here. The tank has been running for over a month with 15lb of KP Aquatics "wet rock". I probably should have chosen their 10lb option as I wanted a relatively open aqua scape, but decided to use it all since I didn't want to waste what I'd paid for.
But now objectively I hate the aqua scape. It's really tight in there and I haven't even added corals. There's one big sucker that will be really easy to remove without disturbing the rest and I'm planning on plucking it out this weekend. Two major questions I have:
1. Should I be concerned about any ammonia / trate swings? I have more bio material I could add to the fuge to counteract if that's a real concern.
2. I'm fine with losing most of the hitchhiker's (I have so many brittle stars), but there's a good chance that one or more of my emerald crabs might be in it. I was considering possibly doing a dip to try to dislodge what I can to keep what I want. But I've seen high salinity and low salinity and I don't know which would be more appropriate if I want to keep the critters. Any advice here?
But now objectively I hate the aqua scape. It's really tight in there and I haven't even added corals. There's one big sucker that will be really easy to remove without disturbing the rest and I'm planning on plucking it out this weekend. Two major questions I have:
1. Should I be concerned about any ammonia / trate swings? I have more bio material I could add to the fuge to counteract if that's a real concern.
2. I'm fine with losing most of the hitchhiker's (I have so many brittle stars), but there's a good chance that one or more of my emerald crabs might be in it. I was considering possibly doing a dip to try to dislodge what I can to keep what I want. But I've seen high salinity and low salinity and I don't know which would be more appropriate if I want to keep the critters. Any advice here?