I've read your whole tank bio...amazing corals and breaking old trends well done.
I do intend to use the stones,
Not shaking them obviously doesn't allow feeding the mulm to corals but they can be fed alternatives.
Im curious to learn if not shaking them will effect the life span or inhibit effective bacteria culture. Thoughts?
In theory shaking the stone release the outer bacteria so Coral can feed and then the bacteria can re populate the stone again and repeat the cycle. Zeo recommend you replace the stone every 2 months