dinos thriving while coraline algae dying

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Hello! So it all started a few months ago when I was trying to fix my bubble and turf algae problem..a lot of people said they had success with vibrant so i dosed it for 3-4 weeks and all the bubble algae went away, hooray! however the turf algae remained strong as ever and started growing even more. I read a bunch of forums that said reef flux (fluconazole) can help with the turf algae so I dosed one pill which is rated for 10g (i have a nuvo 10), and all the turf algae started dying. hooray! however now i am left with a mostly algae free tank but dinoflagellates are starting to run rampant (guessing from lack of competition) and my coraline algae is starting to have white spots all over the rocks, which Im assuming means its dying off.

no lighting changes and other params seem to be in check perhaps a bit low but not crazy
alk - 7
calc - 420
nitrates - 0
phos - 0.028

help please!
 
Raise alk to 8-10, nitrates to 5-10 and phos to .1-.5
That should help with both problems.
 
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