Algea out of control good parameters

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My tank has fine hair algae growing all over. I tested and parameters are good. This is getting stupid. My skimmer went down a couple of weeks ago - waiting for a replacement pump. 120 gallon with 40 gallon sump. Top off using kalkwasser. Lighting is home made led - 60/40 blue to cool white CREE leds. Par in the tank is in 200 to 320 range most of the tank. Light period 9 - 11 hrs.
Fish wise the tank is well stocked, I feed once a day sometimes twice during the weekend. Frozen mysis, frozen plankton, cyclops mixed around.
Add phytoplankton every day about 1/2 cup. Home grown.

Ca is 430
Mg 1410
KH 8.0
PH 7.9
PO4 0.03
Nitrate 0
1.025 salinity
temp 78 - 79 degrees

All Sailfert test kits except phosphate - Hanna ULR phosphorus.
I run a small amount of GAC.
Water change 15% per month.
I have a small second tank with no problems so it is not the RODI water source. :)

I am feed up with this.
Any Ideas??
 
Are you feeding alot? And how long have you had the tank?
 
Feeding 2 cubes of frozen mysis per day - weekend treat with a cube of cyclops or reef plankton.
Tank has been set up for about a year
 
you should ask a mod to move this to a better subforum to get more eyes on it.

this one is for chronicling tank builds
 
Try to spot feed so the fish can eat most of the food you might want to shorten the light time and get you a good clean up crew
 
The fish eat all of the food. I turn the pumps off for 10 minutes and it is all gone.
Why the algae if if the nitrates and phosphates are so low?

How do I do this?: you should ask a mod to move this to a better subforum to get more eyes on it.
 

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