Hard to say, but maybe a slight upturn. Only judging by the fact that the Hammer and acans have stopped receding. Throughout, I suspect water quality of course. I've never had abnormal results except low Alk, and only dosed to try to bring it up a bit hoping to boost growth a bit.
I dosed based on label directions, which I planned to post, but it's downstairs now, so maybe later, I dosed in the evening, probably less than what I could have, because I don't like big changes.
I tested before the last two 25% WC in the last week and continue seeing standard results to today's results below. I changed 20 g last weekend, then again last Wed, and will do 20g again tomorrow. I also tested the WC supply water before adding salt, TDS 001, and after salt checked the vital stats, nothing unusual.
I even broke out my pool test to check for chlorine, not detectable.
Before I brew the next batch of RODI, I'm going to do a full change of RODI filters 1 yr oldish carbon and sediment, 4 months on cur rent resin, which I usually change a few times per yr, and probably the membrane too which is about three years old, and I don't back flush hardly ever.
I need to order more salt too , since these added WC have really sucked my supply down. Reef Crystals just for the record.
I'm strongly thinking supply water and possibly worn out filters , I'll try the cloramines carbon block this time around, just in case Detroit changed over and I missed the memo...
Tonites vitals.
PH 8.3
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite ? Skipped.
dKH 7
Calcium 400
Magnesium 1400
Phosphate 0-ish ( hard to read API kit is annoying)
What else can I do? Birds nest is pretty much gone, montis are fine excellent PE, and color, Milli has polyps out but not like normal. Ricordias and Yuma about half size shrivelled, even GSP has retracted polyps by 50%, gonipora is gone, retracted deep inside, Xenia tree has inverted polyps, but still maintaining body mass.
I left the ATO fill on last night and by the time the high level alarm went off in the sump at 2am, dropped salinity to 31ppm. Will boost a little next WC adding 20 g @ 37ppm... Insult to injury right.
Also I increased the flow rate to my ATS , and will add two more red LEDs to fill in the center on each side of the screen which doesn't grow nearly as well as the outsides in front of the current LEDs. Algae is increasing in the tank, so it's time to pull and so in rocks again. On a side note, the rock boring I added in July has managed to overturn quite a fe rocks, and is being quite a PITA, so I also have some epoxy work to do next weekend. It eats algae like crazy though, so I don't have any interest in banishing him.
The two fish in QT (since early Dec.) are doing fine, I'm just waiting for the DT to stabilize before I add them in.