Sodium Nitrate

[coolhandgoose]

so I ditched the pellets and skimmer and built a scrubber based on the new guidelines. My tank looks like crap right now, the corals are only about half open. I did a water change yesterday and planning another one tomorrow. I'm not sure if quitting pellets cold turkey like that is a shock to the system or what?
I'm hoping this scrubber will help as this is very frustrating.

Here is the scrubber next to an adult beverage for size comparison.



It's lit from both sides.