Been having a soft coral tank (4x 2x2.5) for years but can never get my mushrooms to last more than like 6 months.
Maxspect lights , powerful skimmer, calcium reactor and UV lights ... one big pail of water change every 2 weeks ... no fish larger than 3 inches... but a fair amount of them..
Only have mushrooms, leathers, sea whips etc... for some reason they just perish and waste despite me trying to maintain...zoa colonies get withered down really fast as well.
No3 is manageable 40-80, No2 is very low 1, my pH could be on the high side 8.5 to 9 (tried using vinegar to bring down to no avail) and GH is super high at 180.
Looking for advice.... used to dose chemicals like Reef Nutrients, Balling lights... but some reefers say I shouldn't?