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It's hard to to say since so much time has passed, but whatever was upsetting the tank might still be there, and everyone's tank has so many differences. All I can share is my experience that it was something related to my carbon dosing and it went away, with seemingly nothing but going back to basics and good husbandry.
This hobby is still mostly a mystery, and the best advice is to play it close to what long term refers you admire do. I can't find the YouTube series, but someone did some interviews with a bunch of old timers "masters" or something, and that was really helpful. Coral euphoria is another great series. Long story short, they all used various methods, but stuck to the fundamentals. I'm not saying you have not, but by comparing my methods against theirs, I could see what was extraneous and what mattered.
Each new refresh gets you closer to long term stability. Example, I almost won't put local hobbyist frags in my tank (except a few lfs), too many bugs floating around. Also I got aptasia from chaeto at a store. I built my rock work too high. I lost 6 fairy wrasses a month ago due to some unknown disease (maybe velvet) But I'm still 10x better 3 years in than I was with the last one. It's a crushing experience, but when it works one day you'll look up and wonder in amazement how well things are doing, and have been for months on end.
This hobby is still mostly a mystery, and the best advice is to play it close to what long term refers you admire do. I can't find the YouTube series, but someone did some interviews with a bunch of old timers "masters" or something, and that was really helpful. Coral euphoria is another great series. Long story short, they all used various methods, but stuck to the fundamentals. I'm not saying you have not, but by comparing my methods against theirs, I could see what was extraneous and what mattered.
Each new refresh gets you closer to long term stability. Example, I almost won't put local hobbyist frags in my tank (except a few lfs), too many bugs floating around. Also I got aptasia from chaeto at a store. I built my rock work too high. I lost 6 fairy wrasses a month ago due to some unknown disease (maybe velvet) But I'm still 10x better 3 years in than I was with the last one. It's a crushing experience, but when it works one day you'll look up and wonder in amazement how well things are doing, and have been for months on end.