billberet
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I have a 20 gal high tank.
i got a bad diatom bloom i know is expected, new tank.
green algae taking over too, covering all my LR.
TDS is 800 WOW !!!!!!! yea i used tap water, i didn't have an RODI unit yet.
i just made 20Gal of RODI water at 0 TDS, salt was added a day ago and mixing. i was going to do a 100% water change to make sure my water column is good. then i will let the tank cycle.
am i on the right track?
the only thing in my tank is LR and LS and 5 turbo snails, which i will store in a spare tank till i do the full water change.
when i drain the water, should i do anything to the LR? or should i just fill the tank with the new RODI water? all my purple LR were covered in a thick carpet of green and brown. i figure a toothbrush while draining will suck up all the floating debris and take out the bad water.
i got a bad diatom bloom i know is expected, new tank.
green algae taking over too, covering all my LR.
TDS is 800 WOW !!!!!!! yea i used tap water, i didn't have an RODI unit yet.
i just made 20Gal of RODI water at 0 TDS, salt was added a day ago and mixing. i was going to do a 100% water change to make sure my water column is good. then i will let the tank cycle.
am i on the right track?
the only thing in my tank is LR and LS and 5 turbo snails, which i will store in a spare tank till i do the full water change.
when i drain the water, should i do anything to the LR? or should i just fill the tank with the new RODI water? all my purple LR were covered in a thick carpet of green and brown. i figure a toothbrush while draining will suck up all the floating debris and take out the bad water.