Agree with your points!
my only concern is that they'll grow over other stuff im trying to keep and inhabitat their growth..
ive 1/3 of my sandbed covered with hairalgae, but my pods populations seems to be thriving as well (after ive removed the fishes)
Of coz i do find them astatically unpleasant, so i am trying to boost the growth of my macroalgae by supplementing with iron hoping that they'll outgrow the micro
so to conclude, i do not see it as a tank crash, end of lifespan, time to restart..etc
its just a natural process that has to happen for good reasons.. and i'll take time to get it under control..
of coz i can just throw in lots of trochus snails + long spined urchin.. but that'll spell the end of my macroalgae too