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02-03-2008, 08:56 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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 |  tds
does any kind of tds work for testing water or do i need a specific one?
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
in progress:
120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | 
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02-03-2008, 09:35 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl
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I would say any tds meter will work. _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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02-03-2008, 09:55 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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i am looking at some of the tds on ebay, since i got ur attention here, i borrowed my friend tds and measure my ro water it was around 20 the first time i test out of the container, and then when i test it come out of the hose is zero, i got a layer of green film on the glass since i sat it right next to the window would that be the cause of the sun or would it be the lighting problem? i use 50/50 light 130w pc light bulbs made by blueline | |
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02-03-2008, 10:02 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl
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What tank is growing a green film on the glass? Tds meter is just to measure the water that your ro is making not to measure your tanks saltwater.
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02-03-2008, 10:12 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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i use it to measure my ro water in the holder, my display tank growing a layer of green algea, just in the front panel not the back panel | |
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02-04-2008, 12:33 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Fire Shrimp
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any name brand? | |
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02-04-2008, 05:48 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl
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Any will do, The one I have I got free in a special offer a while back, so go figure.You can find one for around 20 bucks. | |
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02-04-2008, 07:01 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 34
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i wonder if you may have sunlight shining on the front pane of glass.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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02-04-2008, 08:39 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 40
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standard tds meters work on freshwater for the average consumer. and any brand will work. the higher end tds meters that measure any liquid mainly in labs cost way to much for the average joe.
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