Turning Off BioPellets - Now What?

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Well, after a lot debate, I've decided to remove the biopellets from my system. It just removed too much and starved my sps corals. They lost color and polyps shrunk.
What should I do to get nutrient levels up?
So, I did 20-gallon water change (105 display + 20 sump).
Any other suggestions?

My system to clean water now is as follows:
Rowaphos in 2 little fishies reactor
Tunze skimmer
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Careful with your decision. When I first took out my biopellet, algae, dino, and all kind of shjt appeared in my tank. I lost a couple frags, 2 fishes (yellow tang and clownfish).
However, sps start looking better, more pe, less random rtn.
If you decide to take down biopellet, do it slow, very slow.
 

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Did you try feeding the corals a little more? I know it sounds counter productive but feeding the corals other than what is available in the water column should help tremendously
 
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I tried for a number of things over the last couple of months without any success. My tank was lower than ULNS - close to "zero" nutrients. SPS and other corals were starving and turning pale.
Anyway, the biopellets are out now. It's been 4 days. There was a diatom bloom but I siphoned most of that out yesterday.
Any tips on how to move forward?
How do I get the nutrient levels up from "zero"?
Thanks!
 

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