PO4 got worse, at 0.5 ppm the last time I measured it... decided to get some PhosGuard by Seachem, will start using it next week after I test PO4 again.
Magnesium levels were too low, in the 825 range a few weeks ago, so I started upping it with Magnesium buffer. I first used a bottle of Kent Tech M Magnesium I once bought while traveling. After it finished I switched to AquaVitro ions, recommended by my LPS. I liked it more than the Kent Tech M Magnesium, it is easier to dose and each dose is stronger with less liquid. Mg levels are now close to 1000ppm, increasing by 12 to 15 ppm every day on average. Will take a while, but eventually we'll reach the recommended 1280.
Recently I started to see pineapple sponges again th the sump and in the display tank. These had appeared in the initial months of the tank, then disappeared. I read the fact they're back as a sign my water quality is similar to a few months ago. I guess as Mg got worse and feeding was too generous water quality suffered. I have significant amounts of Green Hair Algae in the tank right now, and that is a sign of bad water quality.
Apart from that the LPS corals aren't doing well at all, which is understandable if the water isn't at high quality levels.
My Trumpets are clearly dying, and the Acan and Hammer are suffering. They latter might survive when I stabilize the water (Mg at 1280, PO4 zero, NO3 zero), but I doubt that the Trumpet will make it. I'm not sure if the trumpet was actively attacked by a pest. In these ReefCentral threads I show some pictures of the Trumpets and some pods that might be pests:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1820355
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1820384
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