Coral Bleaching & disappearing Overnight

[Mattt]

Since you're new to reefkeeping. The best advice I can give you is keep is simple.
Reading the forums is good to learn but it's also bad when you start trying everything and anything because people say it helps their corals grow and color up. If you do want to try new additives and what not, make your changes slowly. I start everything with half the dose it says on the back of the bottle and gradually increase it to full dose.

I've been doing this for I think 6 years now, and the best coral growth and coloration I've gotten is from keeping everything extremely simple. I use instant ocean salt and do 10% water change every 2 weeks to a month. Whenever I have time basically.

Don't chase numbers because people tell you your parameters are wrong. It's not wrong... As long as you're in the range to match natural sea water and your parameters are consistent, you can grow coral. Stability is key

Fewer water changes sounds like a place to start and a way to make things easier. I spent about 2.5 hours doing a water change, cleaning, and testing last night. As far as dosing goes I was going to keep track of levels the next few days to see what is used daily and start with 50% of what's needed.