UPDATE
Dave, I think everything revived. I lost 3 out 4 PPEs. They didn't die, they were flapping in the current and I should have glued them down but one day all but one were gone. I'm hoping they found a spot that I cant see and next time I rearrange the rocks I find 8 growing on a rock.
I got new hinges, that helps SO much. I got new lights also, more or less the same as it had but I have an extra bulb to add more white if I want to.
I turn the lights and fans on and off at the same time (6pm to 6am on). The tank actually runs cooler with the lights and fans on than everything off (but high is still under 80*) I turn off the fan because of the amount of evap. You weren't exaggerating when you said you add about a gallon of top off per day! I'm still adding about that much!
One thing I don't like is the constraints that nanos have without chiller or sump abilities, and no skimmer with this tank vs a crappy skimmer w/ my RSM. I guess that just means I need to get into a better routine for water changes.