yeah, I thought it didn't sound like an insane idea. there was an article on advanced aquarist that named this practice "extreme".
I got most of the krud off already swishing it in water. I just want to remove the last large chunks that are too annoying to remove with my fingers because of how much it is. Like little dead filaments of macroalgae in some spots.
It's in salt mix from tap water ATM, and I plan on a 100% change with RO/DI water very soon. It's in my gyre-nano that'll be plumbed into my main 120g in about a week.
Plan on turning on the 150W HQI in about a week too. I think 2 weeks of cycling should be enough for an 8 hour lighting cycle at first. The rest of the water volume in the system should offset the early lighting.
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