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Man...you feed a lot lmao. if your corals are happy you're doing good. What I was getting to is your phosphate. If it's high, and all actually 0.18 ain't that high, unless you got nuisances algea i wouldn't sweat it. But the philosophy in heavy in, you gotta have heavy out. Flake food will definitely add to phosphate real quick so maybe try feeding it a little less. Less at one time or skip a day now and then. Bigger water changes or smaller ones more often have always helped me. But i would definitely suggest shutting off the uv and skimmer for an hour or so after dosing any bacteria or additives. You're pulling out and sterilizing what you're putting in. I've followed dr tim for a while now and if you watch his podcast that is what he suggests.