Capital One low CLI, options and questions...

I opened my first credit card in January 2011. It was an Orchard Bank MC that was later sold and converted to a Capital One Platinum MC. A few years later (not sure) it was converted to the QS MC. Since I opened this account I have never missed a payment or had any negatives on my report. I got my last CLI 6 months and a few days ago. Because I have open 6 new credit cards in the past 2-7 months and meeting spend requirements I haven't been using the card much at all. I created a spreadsheet to calulate when I could request another CLI. 180 days after my last. On day 180 I requested one and was declined because of low payments. The card had a ~$500 balance a couple months ago that I paid off so the reason didn't make sense. I figured the reason was lack of recent usage. So for the past few days I have been using the card and requesting daily. Today it finally approved me for $400 to bring my limit to $3900. I was really hoping for at least $1500 so it could be a WMC as I have a VisaSig. The increase and limit bothers me as its my oldest revolving account.
I have the following cards...
1/11 C1 QS $3900
2/13 BoA BBR MC $5000 (BBR can't be WMC they say)
1/15 C1 QS $3500
1/15 Barclay Rewards $1000
2/15 AMEX ED $9000
3/15 Chase Freedom $4500
4/15 Citi DiamPref $1500
5/15 Disc It Secured $500 (really secured but wanted the card, best card I got IMO)
5/15 BoA 123 VisaSig $5000
Also to note...
12/14 Mortgage $59k/$64k (double+ pmts)
4/15 Shared Secured Installment 352/500 (to max mix)
2/15 Victoria Secret 0/500 (big regret)
FICO08 EQ 680 TU 700 EX 698
My question is was it a mistake to accept the low CLI now? Should of just contacted the EO for a manual review? Can I still do that or will I just get the line you got a CLI a day ago and gotta wait? Would they possible let me combine my 2 capital one cards ($3900 and $3500) into one card if they won't give me an addition $1100 increase for a WMC? I've had contact with the EO before and got the number; better to email or just call?
Sorry if this scramble, unorganized, grammar, etc as this is the 3rd time I've written it as the page times out and I lost it.
So to recap my questions...
Does me accepting the low $400 CLI to $3900 today prevent the EO from possibly giving me a higher CLI?
Can you combine your limits on 2 cards into one? Would combine the newer card to the older one to keep my oldest CC open.
Any experiences you had with similar issues.
Thanks in advance for your time and responses.

As I've experience with capital one (capital one platinum) is that they DON'T give out many credit limit increases. I had my crapital one card since '09 and started when I was in rebuilder mode. Flash froward to present day and you can look at my siggy that I've come pretty far. High 700's and major credit cards in my wallet with some in the 10k plus and crapital one only gave me two CLI during my '09 to July 2015 loyalty to them. I felt I was capped at 2k after numerous emails to the EO. Don't sweat capital one and just use them for the history while you get better cards imho

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