I ran into the same issue when I kept puffers. Unfortunately, puffers and clean-up crews usually don't mix very well. Green spotted puffers are especially known for eating snails because the hard shells help wear down their constantly growing teeth. The fact that your margarita snails...
I think most of us go through that phase of chasing numbers and changing things too quickly. I’ve done the same see one thing off and start tweaking everything, and it usually just makes things worse.
The part about keeping things simple and just watching your corals is spot on. If they’re...