Too fast to be any good build

So, my tank is one year and 5 days old today. And it has a new look.
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Yes, I replaced all the rock. Once I started taking apart the layers of rock, I found more and more infestation of vermetid snails (or whatever these things were)
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I had to throw away most of the encrusted base or encrusted corals that could not be removed because the infestation was so severe. I just wanted to get it over with. I also think I had too much rock. Here's a picture of a monti + the infested encrusted vermetid. It was difficult to figure out which was which, so I had to chuck it.

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Somehow, I feel the aquascape didn't turn out as good as last time (or maybe I ran out of patience). Seems like too little rock and more remaining but no space to put them.
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I also added around 60 lbs of live rock from @LiverockRocks to hold the buffer and not shock the system while I ripped out the old rock. There is also a new sump, ozone, and kalk reactor in the screen room. Whew!




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I haven't updated this thread here in a while. Mainly because things have been busy outside of the tank. The vermetid issue seems to be still around although not as bad as before.
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This one was a 3/4 inch piece from WWC, was supposed to be a grafted monti (I think). The orange one died soon after coming in but the green one thrives.
 
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Strawberry Shortcake (wild) - came all browned out but looks like it is recovering some colors
 

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