I never measure tank water so I don't know what to expect but I think it's understandable to have high tds from tank water because of all the stuff we put in the synthetic salt plus the fish poops and god knows what else there can be there.... If your faucet water is closed to 500, the di will...
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My cousin gave me some "used to be" live rock, but I am sure it is dead now because the empty tank has been in the garage for a while. Should I trash that and buy new live rock from a fish store?
Second question is that do we turn on the light when we are cycling the tank?
Thank you
Thank you BeanMachine. So for a 29Gal Cube, how big should the shrimp be? Like a guppy size?????
My cousin gave me some "used to be" live rock, but I am sure it is dead now because the empty tank has been in the garage for a while. Should I trash that and buy new live rock from a fish store...
I have a question about step 2. How long should I wait before testing the water after putting the live rock and salt water in? If we just put the live rock and salt water in, there should not be any ammonia or nitrite right? And where are the ammonia and nitrite coming from? From the die-off...