Subtletanks91 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 I did a water change the other day and tested my tds 24 hours after is 154. Usually I add 1/4 spoon bacter ae every three days. After I added it that day and I tested my tds it went up to 194. Has anyone else noticed a correlation between powder baby foods. Bacter ae. And anything else of this nature and raising of the tds in there aquariums? This concerns me due to keeping the tds stable so anyone who needs to molt can molt properly. It doesn't say on the bottle temporarily raises tds. But it indeed did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Powder of almost anything can raise TDS, but nothing to worry about with regular wc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just be cautious. I would do this again if I had to. Just don't want your misses to die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Lol completely wrong thread. shouldn't the tds go back down though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 no it wont go down till you do water change. tds is just that Total Dissolved Solids. its every thing from food to shrimp waist, to decaying plant matter. i dont use powder foods, well not yet any way. i will when i get babies. but they do tend to increase tds. and i dont really thing a tds of 154 is to bad that is what mine ends up at by the time i do water changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 A lot of people who raise shrimp swear by powdered foods so it's not as aggressive at feeding time and babies get their share, too. Likw Wicca said, it's not a bad TDS raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Yeah my tds I try to keep at 154 when doing wc. But after I feed powder food or dose Bacter AE in there he tds raises to 190. That's why I am asking. I wouldn't hink its a bad tds raise. But tds in general I thought to be kept around the same at all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 i dont let mine get over 154. i have been told tb like it in the 125 range so once it hits that high i do a change. crs and tiger can handle a higher tds though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 I just notices it though. So I'm going to try and bring the tds down some and only dose the Baxter once a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Each powder is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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