If you have friends with successful reef tanks they are your best ali. These forums and books come after that so you are fortunate that way. Wish I had some of that personal attention starting out.
Dont take what I say personally. Its only my opinion. I did not mean to belittle how long you have been in the hobby. I heard you give the advice dosing Ca was not neccesary if doing water changes. Now you say that is not what you meant. Thats fine. I get screwed up all the time and have to rethink what I have told somebody and sometimes apologize for being misunderstood.
If you have something helpful for any of us to know then please continue posting it.
Yes?
