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I had a similar dilema a few months back. My test kit was partially to blame but so was my crappy skimmer. I don't want to say ignore high nitrates but having some is not going to harm anything. I have noticed that when my tank is in high nitrate mode my corals and doing great. I usually stir the very top of the sand bed and do a water change to help to bio-bacteria do its job.
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THE BARQUARIUM:
55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch
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