LR / LS only, 100% water change

[billberet]

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.

 

[billberet]

did full water change, all is well with the world.
snails are loving it too. soon it will be time for fish and corals.

 

[billberet]

TDS Running Wild

*** edit ***

no point in testing TDS in tank.
just as long as the water going into the tank reads 0.

 

[Huffers]

*** edit ***

no point in testing TDS in tank.
just as long as the water going into the tank reads 0.

Haha yea I was gona say a reading of 800 if your testing saltwater wouldn't be abnormal

 

[billberet]

i had a little bit of a 'DUH' moment