I mean the region not the company.
While re-filling my water after today's water changes I turned on the TDS meter out of curiousity. Not used it much over the last few weeks because my RO membrane and filters are new. The TDS in my source (tap) water is consistently between 275 and 325. I have never seen it outside that range before. Well today it was steady at 420. So if you are in an area that has experienced unusually high rainfall it is worth checking your water (for nitrates, hardness, pH and even ammonia) as it may not be as you expect it to be.
In case you don't know what TDS is and don't test for it this is nothing to worry about in itself. The phrase Total Dissolved Solids should be self explanatory. Its not something we normally bother with for tropical fish and there is no right or wrong value. I only check the output of my RO filter so that I know when to replace the membrane and filters. I'm jst pointing out that significant rainfall can change the water that is in yor tap.
While re-filling my water after today's water changes I turned on the TDS meter out of curiousity. Not used it much over the last few weeks because my RO membrane and filters are new. The TDS in my source (tap) water is consistently between 275 and 325. I have never seen it outside that range before. Well today it was steady at 420. So if you are in an area that has experienced unusually high rainfall it is worth checking your water (for nitrates, hardness, pH and even ammonia) as it may not be as you expect it to be.
In case you don't know what TDS is and don't test for it this is nothing to worry about in itself. The phrase Total Dissolved Solids should be self explanatory. Its not something we normally bother with for tropical fish and there is no right or wrong value. I only check the output of my RO filter so that I know when to replace the membrane and filters. I'm jst pointing out that significant rainfall can change the water that is in yor tap.
