85 gallon sps tank should I dose nitrates?

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I built a new sps only tank about 3 months ago. I followed the zeovit startup exactly and was able to add sps frags after 15 days. I use a apex gold to monitor the tank. For flow I use one mp10 and one mp 40 a mag 9 return pump. I have two radions over it about 9 inches from the water at 35%-40%. I have a zeovit reactor with 2 cups of stones in it and pretty low flow through it. I dose flatworm exit 3 ml per day, pohls extra 3 ml per day, coral vitalizer at night 3 drops, sponge power every other day 3 drops. Zeobak twice a week 3 drops and zeo start .7 ml a day. My alk and calcium are supplemented by brs 2 part and dosed on a doser 8 times a day each. My alk is very stable at 8 calcium just over 400.
I have no nitrates in the tank and very very low phosphates. Should I be dosing something to increase them? My polyp extension is very small but my corals are all growing very well. I also do have a juvenile gold flake angel in there, not sure if he is picking at the corals it doesn't seem like it. I have an auto feeder and feed 4 times a day
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