I just switched mine last Friday night, and if it wasn't for the 30" tall tank, the tansfer woud have been super simple. Pull up the old and shake off the gravel, and trim the bottoms off the new stems and stuff them into the gravel. For me, the only setback was my Sevrum, who seems to enjoy pulling on them, and up-rooted several stalks a few times. It just taught me to bury them a bit deeper.How much of a hassle was it for you to switch from fake to real plants? It looks good!
Physically removing the fake and placing the real plants is not all that hard, but there is a LOT more to it than that.