I got to agree with Stir but there are clearly two ways to go. To each their own.
I prefer the natural way. I want the live rock to be teeming with tonnes of varied life. I can deal with the pests if they happen.
One peppermint shrimp will soon munch down any aptaisia plague and I am not going to worry about a few here and there.
If hair algae becomes a problem I will borrow a sea hare for two weeks and the hair algae plague is gone.
I believe the more life there is in the rock and sand the more natural food there is for the fish and coral that thrive on it.
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