So I have really let my lagoon tank go, algae wise and now I think I need to do something about it. There is too much of the junk for manual removal or anything else.
Here are the two options I have:
1. Try to replace the LR without removing the livestock. Find some cured LR and hope and pray to the reef gods that I don't cycle again. (also add a no-cycle chemical to help avoid cycling)
2. Remove all the livestock (I really don't want to do that) and drain the tank, take out all the LR, get new LR and let it cycle or not cycle- whatever.
The livestock I would need to take out includes:
3 Seahorses
5+ Bongo Shrimp
1 Yashia goby (will hide in the sand)
1 Spotted Mandarin
1 Tiny Randall's Pistol Shrimp (will most likely be lost)
2 Electric Flame Scallops
1 Sand Sifting Starfish
Some soft coral and sponges.
I'd like to go with option one if at all possible because the livestock is mostly stuff that I won't be able to get out or stuff that is very delicate. I'd also have to find somewhere to put the stuff but that's easy if it absolutely becomes necessary.
So do you think I could go with option #1?