Eggy's fish and tanks

[coralbandit]

I'm a chem minor, but buffers still confuse me It took me ages to feel like I had any sort of grip on KH, GH, pH and TDS and how they fit together.

I'm really starting to like the TDS-centric method. It's not perfect but it seems like the most consistent way to get a certain water quality.

^THIS^
Once I settled on how to remineralise my water all that was left was to see how much of what to get the level I choose.
Now; tablespoon,tablespoon,teaspoon and tds meter and I know I am good and exactly what I have made..
Easy to tweak...
The change in kh,gh,and ph are not anywhere as recognizable as going from 0 to 60 or 150TDS.
I really don't even bother with the standard test on my prepped water any more...

 

[PoppaRyno]

^^^^^Exactly.... Ding ding ding.

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[Eggheadfish]

So the last breeding report I read for c. Rabauti said ph was 6.5, gh and kh both 1, no mention of tds
If I wanted to generally replicate that, how could I do it? What would you estimate tds to be in that scenario? Just looking for some examples so I can wrap my head around it.

 

[sinibotia]

Probably around 50 tds if I had to guess.

 

[Brookster123]

I remember when my tap was 50ppm.. oh the good ole days.. wc apisto panduro spawning away... now it's like trying to teach a gbr to swan dive (pool water people ..)

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[Eggheadfish]

Probably around 50 tds if I had to guess.

Any way for me to take an educated guess what mine is until I get a tds meter?

 

[sinibotia]

Any way for me to take an educated guess what mine is until I get a tds meter?

If you can measure kH and GH? Close enough way, yeah.

 

[Eggheadfish]

Yeah I have no method of doing that either. Just ordered a tds meter. Doing some reading up now.
If I were to use peat in lieu of RO/DI would I have to prep water in advance or can I incorporate that into my filter? I'll have a spare aquaclear soon so theoretically I could run one solely with peat. Just curious.

 

[PoppaRyno]

Were turning eggy hardcore.... Yessssss

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[sinibotia]

Yeaaahhh join us! Peat won't do much unless your water is already soft.... Unless maybe you prepared water and used like 10 pounds of peat? Hmmmm.....

 

[Eggheadfish]

Haha Poppa
In all seriousness, I try to do as much research as I can before bugging you guys...not a single article I came across with regards to cory breeding in all this time has pointed me toward tds (or I just misinterpreted or the writer would assume people know this)...the more I'm reading the more important and basic this stuff is. With all of the RO/DI and buffer stuff I never really understood the ultimate purpose why other than "more acidic water" and "lower ph".
I really appreciate all of you contributing to my thread and helping me out, your experience and advice is invaluable to me. I want to do the best I can for my wet pets and contribute to others experiences as well. I know we are online mystery people but you guys are my pals and it's awesome. Thank you all

 

[PoppaRyno]

Im not a mystery.... Just a guy with a fish tank hobby.... Er problem. Yet to be decided.



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[MissGurnus]

Ditto for us! We're not creeps... Just crazy bout fish!


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[Eggheadfish]

Haha great pics guys! Thanks for sharing...I'm always surprised at what people look like I'm a horrible guesser. Never meant anyone was a creep lol...just glad to call you guys my friends even if we only meet on AA. I actually talk to all of you more than my real life friends haha. And it's usually way more interesting.
Here's what I do all day:

 

[MissGurnus]

Oh that was a self inflicted comment lol


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[Gillie]

No pics of me the camera fears the beard lol

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[MissGurnus]

Hey gillie how you doing btw?


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[Fresh2o]

Haha great pics guys! Thanks for sharing...I'm always surprised at what people look like I'm a horrible guesser. Never meant anyone was a creep lol...just glad to call you guys my friends even if we only meet on AA. I actually talk to all of you more than my real life friends haha. And it's usually way more interesting.
Here's what I do all day:
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Nose prints. All I can think of is nose prints.
I prefer to hide. Fish act differently when I'm in the room.


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[Gillie]

Hey gillie how you doing btw?


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A little stiff, but still alive and thankfully not as stoned anymore, I hate pain meds.

Nose prints. All I can think of is nose prints.
I prefer to hide. Fish act differently when I'm in the room.


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Yeah the pic bothered me a bit, I usually freak out over water spots and if I find a fingerprint that's not mine, the world is ending lol

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[MissGurnus]

Glad to hear it gillie


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