Save the animals! Help please.

[Mark_C]

Hey all.
Thinking about doing the scape change soon. Possibly today.

For anyone who done similar - How do you salvage as much maco life off the removed rocks as possible?

I’ve got hiding crabs, tons of brittle stars, pods, etc…

Any methods to recover at least some?

 

[Goodair]

Not sure if it would work, but would a freshwater dip stun/irritate and not kill?

 

[Deleted member 27248]

Leave those rocks in a sump

 

[horseplay]

I would leave the old rocks in the tank for a week or two.

 

[Bot587]

If you want to force the inverts out, open air in a bucket will force them to move (seeking more water), you will need to pluck them from there

 

[DYIguy]

Can't you do the scaping in tank using aquarium putty?

 

[Mark_C]

Thanks all. Sorra combined 2 of the above ideas as i have no sump.
Put about 6” of tank water in 5g buckets and put the rocks in there standing on edge.
Hoping the inverts will make their way down to the water.

 

[ericrodriguez]

If you want to force the inverts out, open air in a bucket will force them to move (seeking more water), you will need to pluck them from there

+1

 

[eholceker]

Hypersalinity dip the rock in a bucket. Everything will come flying out.

 

[Tgbishop17]

hey, we met today in petco! Thanks for the recommendation! What about using a turkey blaster to force them off?

 

[Deleted member 27248]

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