you can spread it apart. I packed it very tight to get a ton of it in the bag for ya. I still have a fuge full of it, but at least now it has a little room to grow. I was worried that it may get cold because it was COLD here. Down in the single digits. The chaeto should be ok though. I hope some of the pods made it. Time will tell.
I like Scarlet and blue leg mix...adds nice dots of color to the tank. IMO i think turbo snails have a shorter lifespan then some of the other snails. You can probably hold off on the emeralds unless you see some bubble algae. (If i catch the person who sent me a frag with bubble algae on it ....we are gonna "talk". Luckily my emeralds made short work of the little bit that showd up.) Shrimps are fun to watch and good scavengers for that uneaten food that floats behind the rocks. IMO, just remember that many of those creatures eat watse ..... and without something producing it.....they might get hungry and eat other expensive things.....lol
GT