You also are believing someone when they say keep phosphate at 0.1ppm and that will get rid of algae? At this point, you need to not blame the forum but rather blame whatever thought process thinks this to be a reasonable answer. The only case where people consistently recommend adding phosphate to counter algae issue is with dinos as many seem to observe a phenomenon where it appears that dinos are linked to 0.00ppm phosphate in a tank.
Try to list this out. What is the rational behind most tank algaes going away at 0.1ppm phosphate? And this requires no reef keeping knowledge. 1. Algae uses phosphate to grow just like any other organism. 2. In the wild, we often see that excess phosphate dumping from agriculture into waterways leads to algal blooms. 3. So, it would be reasonable to assume that more phosphate = more algae. The same steps can be done to see how a lack of algavores on reefs leads to more algae. While this isn't a strong argument by any means, it would easily lead you to question, hmmm is this random person on a forum correct in their information. Ask yourself, how does someone know something.
Try to list this out. What is the rational behind most tank algaes going away at 0.1ppm phosphate? And this requires no reef keeping knowledge. 1. Algae uses phosphate to grow just like any other organism. 2. In the wild, we often see that excess phosphate dumping from agriculture into waterways leads to algal blooms. 3. So, it would be reasonable to assume that more phosphate = more algae. The same steps can be done to see how a lack of algavores on reefs leads to more algae. While this isn't a strong argument by any means, it would easily lead you to question, hmmm is this random person on a forum correct in their information. Ask yourself, how does someone know something.
