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Just wanted to say hello and tell you a little about myself. I have had aquariums for about 7 years and have progressed from a 10 gal to the 110 gal cichlid tank I have now. I am trying to stop my tendacy of "overfeeding" which has gotten me in the situation I'm in now. I have been battling nitrates and now I am getting brown algae. Would love to hear any suggestions other members have or just say hello. Happy to have found this site.

Nanab.

Thank you for the reply I will check the site more often. I checked tap water and the reading was 0. As I said earlier, I am a over feeder. After I cut back to every other day, I was so proud of myself until I was told how big the stomachs are. I was still overfeeding. I think that I may have a better grasp on amounts required now. I have been doing 2 changes a week and removing approx 25-30% each time but I don't think they liked it. Now back to 1 change a week and I am doing about 40% and siphoning half of the gravel each time. Also I have a problem with the ph and algae do to the high nitrates and I have to treat every other day just to keep it around 7. Ever used baking soda to raise ph? I use product from aquarium store and its $9 a pop! I get about 3 uses due to size of tank.

Sorry, I am long winded. Thanks again.