I've Read through the thread and nothing is an obvious cause for me. The only question I have is on the plant fertilizer - 20ml sounds like quite a big dose, but I am not familiar with the fertilizer you use. Have a quick check to ensure you have dosed the right amount for your water volume - or post the instructions here.
Still clutching at straws with that one though.
CC has made some good suggestions - maybe it's an 'outside influence' that you haven't considered, and not something directly attributable to what you have done to the tank.
One more thing, it seems the deaths occured after a 50% water change? This is a long shot but occassionally the water company will increase the levels of chlorine/chloramine to 'flush' the system. This may have occured prior to the water change and was too much for the dechlorinator to handle. MAYBE???