I am not happy with the plant growth in the tank. I want to switch to flourite mixed with eco complete. If I take all the plants and shrimp out and house them in a bucket for a few hours will I be able to safely put them back in the tank tonight? I will be leaving a layer of old substrate at the...

Howdy. Okay, so, newb here. Lemme start with that I have a 20 gallon tank that's been running for about three years now. I started with gravel and changed to sand about a year in or so and that's what's still in there now, a white sand. I don't mind the sand, except that it kills my filters...