TheSaltwaterGuy's 29 Gallon

alright. the maroon clown and algae blenny in my other tank I'm gonna do regular acclimation, but corals get the drip lol. just got my second batch of 2 gallons of ro/di water. tds reads 1ppm... and yes i did take advice I lowered the pressure a bit but I don't think 1 on the tds is bad right?

 

Should be coming out at 0ppm if everything is set correctly. Also you will need to run at least 10 gallons each time to prevent TDS creep.

 

I would do drip on everything.

 

ehh this always happens to me lol I never get the right things the first time. Well I get fluctuations between 1 and 2 ppm so how can I get that to zero? pressure is about 3.5 on the RO/DI unit pressure gauge

 

yeah tds still reads 1... why not 0????

 

Seems like your total TDS is slowly going down. How many gallons TOTAL have you ran throught the RO/DI. Most units, when new, have to be flushed out for 30 mins or so before you get a 0 TDS reading. After the initial "flush" you ahsould always be at 0 TDS unless the membranes need to be changed.

 

yeah ur right it just got to 0! ;D I've done like 10 gallons already in total for like 3 days; the tds was lowering each day by one or two

 

k well I gots a new plan: once I fill up my tank completely I'm gonna have to take out 2 gallons since chamber 3 in the oceanic biocube is filled with ammoniaish water. Besides it's kind of going over the limit of the tank's capacity. Shoudl be done by tomorrow or in 2 days; filling up 2 gallons as we speak.

 

Well tank's practically full im starting the cycle tomorrow with my maroon clownfish.

 

YES! finally after weeks of waiting i filled up my biocube with RO water and the tank actually looks clearer. Either that or I have bad eyesight lol. I'm gonna be taking pics after the sand falls and the tank clears up a bit; now I just gotta start the cycle again. Also did a pretty nice aquascape IMO; lots of space for fish to swim and some little crevices that lead to a small passageway in the back; good for when I get my sixline and he can find a place to rest ;D