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New tank and I’m battling algae. I’ve had Dinoflagellates in the past, due to letting my Nitrates and Phosphates fall to zero, so I’m afraid for that to happen again (beat them with alot of help from the people on this forum). But I am in a cycle of adding nitrogen and phosphate (less when I overfeed), and in a day (sometimes two) I’m back to zero phosphates. I have taken all phosphate absorbers out of the tank (2 months ago), so I think the algae is just using up the phosphates, and that’s why I get back to zero in 24 hours or so. Should I keep adding phosphate? Seems stupid to keep adding something that’s fueling my algae problem, but I’m just scared of Dinos coming back. Any advice?