zodiac Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 GH tank: 26 drops tap: 20 drops KH tank: 7 drops tap: 9 drops TDS: 473 / 17.9 = 26 ???? what does that mean? to hard? that tank is community with cherries. i set up another tank...getting blue pearls next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 your GH is really high, your KH could come down some also... TDS: 473 / 17.9 = 26 ???? not sure what that means? where did you get 473 and dividing by 17.9? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Are you confusing TDS with degrees? Ideally gh for neos should be between 6-9. Yours is 26. Looks like you may have RO in your future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Oh I would definitely set up with RO and remineralize. Your new shrimp will have a very difficult time with those readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 GH 473ppm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Gh is not the same as TDS. (I'm not sure if that is what you are saying, or maybe I misunderstood.) Gh is general hardness, and TDS is total dissolves solids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 TDS,i guess is another thing i should know what it is. can't you get the calculation from the GH? what about mixing distilled water with tap water to lower GH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 You could mix, but with that much gh, you don't know what else is in it. Plus tap seems to be seasonal. What may be one reading before, may be a different reading now, etc. Then you would have to figure out ratios each time, yadda yadda yadda. heh In short, you have neos. You may luck out and get them to survive, and even perhaps breed. However molting may be problematic, so you would lose babies and the occasional adult and so on. Essentially what happens is if the gh is too high, the molt becomes so thick that they slowly become "stone" and unable to molt properly. RO doesn't cost that much for a 10g tank (some people start by buying gallons at the local store and refill), and a jar of Salty Shrimp gh+ or another product will last you years with only 1 or 2 tanks. You can also get a cheap digital TDS pen that will tell you what your TDS is. I buy mine for less than $5 off Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/TDS-Meter-Digital-LCD-Tester-Water-Quality-Filter-Purity-Pen-Stick-0-9999-PPM-AP-/261729448598?pt=US_Garden_Tools&hash=item3cf04a7296 , others like some more expensive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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