Well here is a weekend update. I tested and here are the parameters:
Ammonia=0
Nitrite=0
Nitrate=40 (eek!)
pH=8.2
Calcium=500
Alk=8
Phos=0.25
I have been working diligently on getting the nitrates down. I have removed all but about 1/4 of the bioballs from the trickle. As soon as I get them gone I will no longer use filter floss on the drip plate. I think this may be where they are coming from. Don't know why the Ca is so high. I do not add anything, although, I have a Ca reactor it is not hooked up yet. I hope to some day house SPS's.
All the inhabitants are doing well. The tang and foxface are bulking up in the waist, eating the caulerpa and other green macros. The flame still seems to be being picked on, by who I have not seen. They all pal around when out of the rock work. I think it's going on behind closed rock walls. At least he's not cowering and he doesn't miss a meal.
I've been doing research on a new sump/refugium. I have limited space with which to get large equipment into and out of my stand due to its location-bad planning. Hopefully, I will solve this dilemma.
I have added another coral and I have decided to stop adding livestock until I get the water parameters under control. Here is a picture of the recently added torch coral.
