The assessment comes from living and breathing pico reefs since the first post about them on the internet. Lighting intensity is top cause, second is impure topoff water, in order of likelihood. Large tankers aren't used to handling pico reefs in ways specific to pico reefs, they're used to having to tinker with dosers meds params and tests and then hoping something works
Learning how to disassembly- clean your tank the right way is the single best trick for pico reef lifespan above all. It's also the safest way to handle issues in them
Post a pic of your setup
Learning how to disassembly- clean your tank the right way is the single best trick for pico reef lifespan above all. It's also the safest way to handle issues in them
Post a pic of your setup