What is TDS please

[BigReefing]

How can i test for it;

 

[graveyardworm]

TDS = total disolved solids. Its generally how you measure the purity of your RO/DI water. You need a TDS meter to measure it.

 

[BigReefing]

oh, I take it they are electronic and probly over a 100 bucks. I am haveing algea problems all of the sudden and i think its cause i was feeding with mysis but i stoped. I wasnt rinsing them. I was wondering if tds would have any affect on algea

 

[graveyardworm]

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=RO1351

Let me try again.


Edit: okay try it now.

 

[graveyardworm]

Are you using RO/DI water for top off and mixing salt?

 

[BigReefing]

yeah. I am. I always have. I have been doing this a year and all of the sudden I have an algea problem. I think it is from feeding with mysis and not rinsing them in water before i put them in. I don't have much stock and I am thinking about doing a 100% water change. I only have a few things. I did a 50% change before and my 2 clams had no problem with that.

 

[graveyardworm]

You wanna go to your other thread and work on it there so there arent two threads figuring out the same problem? It might be simpler.