Beautiful reef! See when I say my previous reef years ago had 2+ppm po4 everyone thinks it was a algae soup. It wasnt.
There are a few of us that have it higher for no reason other than it may be harmful to lower it. It will take some time obviously. And ty for the kind words. I'm happy with it but looking to make some changes in the aquascape as I put some corals, mostly montipora, in dumb places...
Honesty in reefing again - there are some corals I can't keep or that have been impacted. Mostly leathers even though I have two doing well. I lost a large weeping willow and a Japanese pink nephthea. That one hurt a bit as it was a large colony spreading around a rock base with my damsels using it for refuge. Almost looks like clouds. I'm also starting to see iodine and potassium trend up between my last ICP tests. I have growth, no algae issues, so something is not consuming those two elements. Not sure why and I've not changed any products (salt, AFR) nor increased dosages. So a bit perplexed