Hi Blake,
On the object that receives the weird effects, apply an RS Object tag, then activate the visibility option, and under REFLECTION & REFERACTION, disable the visibility in the reflections and re-render to make sure that the weird effects is gone, otherwise disable the visibility in refractions as well. This may not be a radical solution, but it solves the problem, especially when you do not have time to check all the settings and find out where the problem is. I hope this is helpful.