noemismith
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Freshwater aquarium: newly cycle 20 g planted, substrate: Fluval Bio Stratum on the bottom, gravel, and sand on top
about 2 weeks ago I got 3 pea puffers and 4 snails.
All my parameters were showing well even now it does, but a week ago we got a new TDS meter.
The puffer and snails were fine since we got them, but recently testing the TDS we found it to be on the 400!! I also got 3 Amano shrimps and more tiny snails, the tank is a planted tank of 20 gallons, i have to admit it may not be fully cycled I have used “tank stared bio culture” since I set up this tank on Sept 2nd
So by now, we are using RO water with and without “shrimp mineral GH/KH ” to do water changes in this 20g tank, we did a 20% water change with remineralized RO Water, and the TDS only went down to 390, so the next day we did another water change using “straight RO water” at 10% Water change reducing the TSD to 300 but just for a couple of days, now is all back to 437 and going up each day.
So at this point, we don't know what to do!?? As we were reading that high TDS is harmful to fish and shrimp.
Everything on the tank seems to be doing well the puffers are kind of picky eaters I had to buy them live daphnia to eat, the shrimps are molting and snails eating all algae and biofilm they can find.
Weird thing I also have nano tanks: 1g, 3g, 5g and a 10g ...all of them shown on the 200- 260 max
Hopefully, we can get some advice here, thanks
about 2 weeks ago I got 3 pea puffers and 4 snails.
All my parameters were showing well even now it does, but a week ago we got a new TDS meter.
The puffer and snails were fine since we got them, but recently testing the TDS we found it to be on the 400!! I also got 3 Amano shrimps and more tiny snails, the tank is a planted tank of 20 gallons, i have to admit it may not be fully cycled I have used “tank stared bio culture” since I set up this tank on Sept 2nd
So by now, we are using RO water with and without “shrimp mineral GH/KH ” to do water changes in this 20g tank, we did a 20% water change with remineralized RO Water, and the TDS only went down to 390, so the next day we did another water change using “straight RO water” at 10% Water change reducing the TSD to 300 but just for a couple of days, now is all back to 437 and going up each day.
So at this point, we don't know what to do!?? As we were reading that high TDS is harmful to fish and shrimp.
Everything on the tank seems to be doing well the puffers are kind of picky eaters I had to buy them live daphnia to eat, the shrimps are molting and snails eating all algae and biofilm they can find.
Weird thing I also have nano tanks: 1g, 3g, 5g and a 10g ...all of them shown on the 200- 260 max
Hopefully, we can get some advice here, thanks