Have you thought about buying some LR from somebody shutting their tank down? its usually fully cycled, tank hardened and covered in coraline and will cause you alot less head aches and is usually $5 a kg instead of $20+
You just need to be careful in picking it out and be prepared to walk away from a tank with issues.
Another option just buy dry rock, acid wash it and use your current rock to seed it, Its fun to do a full fresh LR set up once but I doubt I would ever do it again after going dry rock and seeding,
Also not sure how brave you are but you wouldnt find me aquascaping with a lion fish in there, been stung once, never ever again.
You just need to be careful in picking it out and be prepared to walk away from a tank with issues.
Another option just buy dry rock, acid wash it and use your current rock to seed it, Its fun to do a full fresh LR set up once but I doubt I would ever do it again after going dry rock and seeding,
Also not sure how brave you are but you wouldnt find me aquascaping with a lion fish in there, been stung once, never ever again.