Kalk precipitating phosphate?

[Plato1]

I have a little algae problem. Almost everyday the glass gets evenly distributed with algae. I have to clean the glass almost twice daily to see the tank clearly. The rest of the tank is relatively free of algae, and it is quite frustrating to have to keep cleaning the glass so often.

I have a Calcium reactor, but have not hooked it up due to additional CO2 possibly making my problem worse. I've recently thought of kalk, (I ran out of B ionic a while back) and heard or read it can help precipitate phosphate, which in turn could help my problem.

That being said, I figure most would say check water source first and try to make sure your water is free of phosphate. Unfortunately, I can't make my own water in my apartment complex. I have to buy it premade, so I don't have a choice. I was just wondering what you guys think about my options. Should I:

hook up reactor

dose kalk (Ball's pickling lime)

B ionic

Thanks

 

[ColdZero1]

HOLY CRAP TWICE A DAY? Uhhh..... I mean....so you have to clean your glass twice a day? Kalk does precipitate Phosphate out of the water, so if you have high phosphates that could help. If you do have high phosphates I'd also check your makeup water for them, that could be a source. I know this is kinda stupid, but what about snails?

 

[Ben1]

If its a brown dusty coating it could be diatoms. They are very fast growing and can coat the glass. If it is diatoms P02 might not be the problem, it could also be a silicate problem. Silicate is most likely from your top off water and also the food you feed. What do you feed , and how often?

Snails are actually a good option, I would get some stomatella varia snails if its diatoms. They reproduce easily and love the diatoms. They also help rid the system of silicate and some P02 by eatting the algea and leaving the fecal pellets in the sand where they can be broken down easier.

HTH