controlling phosphates and algie

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

Use Ro water
Good flow
If using frozen food than rinse well with RO water to remove phosphates
Make sure your bulbs are not too old
Run a reactor with GFO
Keep a good maintenance schedule on water changes
Someone else who is alot better at explaining things in detail without rambling like myself will most likely step in. But heres a start to help.

To that list you could add:
Grow macro algae
Run a larger protein skimmer
Feed only what your fish will consume
Dose kalkwasser
Read this article

Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/rhf/index.php