I'm glad you put this out, I know you've said this before, but I always see people talking about TDS. Thanks for breaking it down and confirming what I thought to be true! You rock!
There is so much confusion on this parameter, people using it as a Key element to their shrimp kepeing and not understanding what it's all about. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 😅
I'm not a pro so I'm not knocking this information. Now that I've got that out the way....my first shrimp tank was a huge disaster. I did the whole tds thing and when I finally got the lvls right and introduced my shrimp they all dies in 3 days... I have a new shrimp tNk setup and didn't bother to do the tds thing or manipulate the water too much. What I did learn to do right was have patience...I did a new startup introduced bacteria, plants, driftwood and let it run for about 1 month...the driftwood has an insane amount biofilm. I finally drip acclimated some shrimp and they did great...it's almost going to be a year and no deaths yes...shrimps are breeding and all.
I just had a new water filter system put in along with an RO system...my RO is 16 TDS...and my well water is 335.... Would you recommend I just do a 5 gallon bucket with my RO and add your shrimple?.... Or try to figure out and cut the water to get the right TDS for my shrimp?
At 5:40 you say the TDS might be around 250 for your neos (what many people seem to have around this number) but at 10:20 you talk about having the tds at 150 in the neo tank. Did you just mispoke or am I still missing something, english isnt my native language so maybe I did not understand something?
The 250 was just an example, not our actual number. We keep our neos with tap water. The TDS is about 120 ish. If we used RO water, it would be closer to 200 or 250 though.
TDS gets blown out when I add brine shrimp salt. I can't be the only one. My TDS has always been 300-500, but as high as 1200+. My water source is about 26 TDS. No rocks. Sand substrate. Tons of plants. TDS has never been of value in fish keeping.
Tds meter has multiple modes. You want to use tds PPM it just measures total dissolved solids. When remineralizing ro water tds pen helps you measure how much minerals you added in. You can also measure your tank and if it creeps up over 50-100 its due for a water change to lower it down. Tds accounts for all gh kh ammonia nitrates etc. so generally sometimes you wont know whats in the tap water without measuring the tap for gh and kh. Youll learn overtime
Dumb question, but why are you remineralizing after RO? Why are you paying to remove primarily calcium and mag from your water supply, then paying to add it back? Just mix some of your original tap wayer back into your RO water to hit the desired GH or TDS level? Remineralization products are literally dehydrated tap water. Calcium carbonate is literally one of the most abundant minerals on earth. People actually buy it in a bottle? Maybe buy some buffer is a bottle, which is literally baking soda. Come on guys.
Our tap ratio isn't great for GH vs KH. So we need to use GH only to remineralize. For fish, we mix with tap water. Predisposed GH solutions take the guess work out of it. Keep it shrimple always:)
It is the dumbest and most useless of measurements. Give me the actual analysis. *There are 500 units of things in this water* Who cares? What things? Which of those things are facilitating the positive outcomes I am after and what is the ideal level of that?
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It's a good one. Been saying it for 8 years inspired by my mother in law :) she coined it on one of our trip - ua-cam.com/video/uckOpee7RbM/v-deo.html
I'm glad you put this out, I know you've said this before, but I always see people talking about TDS. Thanks for breaking it down and confirming what I thought to be true! You rock!
great video again
Awesome video. Thank you!
Great vid. Thanks 🎉
5:45 the funnest part
There is so much confusion on this parameter, people using it as a Key element to their shrimp kepeing and not understanding what it's all about. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 😅
I'm not a pro so I'm not knocking this information. Now that I've got that out the way....my first shrimp tank was a huge disaster. I did the whole tds thing and when I finally got the lvls right and introduced my shrimp they all dies in 3 days...
I have a new shrimp tNk setup and didn't bother to do the tds thing or manipulate the water too much. What I did learn to do right was have patience...I did a new startup introduced bacteria, plants, driftwood and let it run for about 1 month...the driftwood has an insane amount biofilm. I finally drip acclimated some shrimp and they did great...it's almost going to be a year and no deaths yes...shrimps are breeding and all.
intelligent man
Tds of my tank is 150 then after few weeks it is 180, what value of tds should I used in the new water for water change?
My shrimp adapt, I do not chase parameters Stability is key.
What kind of metal shelving rack youbuse for your 40 gallon breeders?
I just had a new water filter system put in along with an RO system...my RO is 16 TDS...and my well water is 335.... Would you recommend I just do a 5 gallon bucket with my RO and add your shrimple?.... Or try to figure out and cut the water to get the right TDS for my shrimp?
At 5:40 you say the TDS might be around 250 for your neos (what many people seem to have around this number) but at 10:20 you talk about having the tds at 150 in the neo tank.
Did you just mispoke or am I still missing something, english isnt my native language so maybe I did not understand something?
The 250 was just an example, not our actual number. We keep our neos with tap water. The TDS is about 120 ish. If we used RO water, it would be closer to 200 or 250 though.
TDS gets blown out when I add brine shrimp salt. I can't be the only one.
My TDS has always been 300-500, but as high as 1200+. My water source is about 26 TDS. No rocks. Sand substrate. Tons of plants.
TDS has never been of value in fish keeping.
Why are the shrimp so ^%@*ing expensive here compared to other places?
Blue dream at $10/per vs $3.50 elsewhere. Come on...
Nope, it doesn't help - because I can't figure out how to use the meters - brought me to tears I just don't get how to operate
Tds meter has multiple modes. You want to use tds PPM it just measures total dissolved solids. When remineralizing ro water tds pen helps you measure how much minerals you added in. You can also measure your tank and if it creeps up over 50-100 its due for a water change to lower it down. Tds accounts for all gh kh ammonia nitrates etc. so generally sometimes you wont know whats in the tap water without measuring the tap for gh and kh. Youll learn overtime
If not knowing how to work a TDS meter brings you to tears it might be time to assess your mental state. The meter comes with detailed instructions.
Dumb question, but why are you remineralizing after RO? Why are you paying to remove primarily calcium and mag from your water supply, then paying to add it back? Just mix some of your original tap wayer back into your RO water to hit the desired GH or TDS level? Remineralization products are literally dehydrated tap water. Calcium carbonate is literally one of the most abundant minerals on earth. People actually buy it in a bottle? Maybe buy some buffer is a bottle, which is literally baking soda. Come on guys.
Our tap ratio isn't great for GH vs KH. So we need to use GH only to remineralize. For fish, we mix with tap water. Predisposed GH solutions take the guess work out of it. Keep it shrimple always:)
I see you're one of those that don't do actual research.
GH/KH+ also adds the right ratio of magnesium and calcium, something tap water does not do.
so u start with a clean canvas, u can then tweak it more easy. most tap is too high in TDS for caridina as well
It is the dumbest and most useless of measurements. Give me the actual analysis.
*There are 500 units of things in this water*
Who cares? What things? Which of those things are facilitating the positive outcomes I am after and what is the ideal level of that?