What is everyone's TDS reading from your tap water ?

[blueluv]

This is for non breeding measurements only for raising you discus lets say around 3".
I would like to know everyone's TDS reading , daily WC's and percentage of daily WC , number of discus in tank and size of discus. I would appreciate everyone's participation. Thank you everyone and hope to get a lot of responses.

[blueluv]

Here's my reading TDS 450 and daily 50%. Discus are 3.5"

[John_Nicholson]

I have no clue. My growouts are in RO waste water. They get somewhere between 50% and 99% WC's daily. There will be someehere between 10 and 200 in a tank.

-john

[nc0gnet0]

Where are you drawing your tap from and do you have a water softener in your house?

[blueluv]

Where are you drawing your tap from and do you have a water softener in your house?
My tap is coming from city water and I don't have a water softener in my apartment

[nc0gnet0]

Do you age your water and when you does the PH change?

[Allwin]

Tap water for grow outs, tds between 190-220. And do you age your water?

[blueluv]

Do you age your water and when you does the PH change?
Yes. I age my water for 24 hrs but sure the exact hour the ph changes. I know the tank water ph is always lower the aging barrel

[blueluv]

Tap water for grow outs, tds between 190-220. And do you age your water?

Yes. My TDS is 450 from tap

[nc0gnet0]

Yes. I age my water for 24 hrs but sure the exact hour the ph changes. I know the tank water ph is always lower the aging barrel

I meant to say when you do age your water, does the ph change? What are you using for dechlor?

[blueluv]

I meant to say when you do age your water, does the ph change? What are you using for dechlor?

Yes my ph changes about .3 or .4 so ph goes up to 8.3 or 8.4. I use seachem safe to dechlor my water. I'm also using an HMA to filter my water

[blueluv]

Ph out of tap is 8.0

[alcastro]

TDS from tap 375 mix with ro waist 600
30 to 50% daily water change PH from tap 8.2 after 24 hours 7.8

[strawberryblonde]

TDS from tap is 100 - 110.

pH is 7.8 in the summer, 8.4 in the winter

Daily water changes of 90% till discus reach 6", then 90% every other day

Currently have 5 6"+ discus in a 120g tall tank.

I've grown out a group of 11 discus in that tank from 4" to 8"+

[Allwin]

Perfect breeding ground?


TDS from tap is 100 - 110.

[Second Hand Pat]

The last batch of juvies I grew out was four 3.5 inch Altum Floras from Kenny. I grew them out in a 40 breeder. They got 100% daily WCs until they were 5 inches or over and they were moved to a 75. They were raised in my 100% tap water and the TDS ranges between 190 to 230. Their grow out thread http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?111169-Kenny-s-Altum-Floras/page3&highlight=Altum+Flora.
Pat

[Jack L]

what do you all use to measure TDS?

[Loosir]

My tap is 300 +/-
I use HM Digital TDS-EZ

[blueluv]

TDS from tap 375 mix with ro waist 600
30 to 50% daily water change PH from tap 8.2 after 24 hours 7.8

Wow! 600 TDS. How do they react to water changes

[Jack L]

My tap is 300 +/-
I use HM Digital TDS-EZ

thanks...finally just ordered meter....

[XAnhLe]

My tap water comes out TDS 80, pH 7.0-7.2 kH 3 gH 3 :)

[Loosir]

My tap water comes out TDS 80, pH 7.0-7.2 kH 3 gH 3 :)

Wow! That is breeding water!!

[wdeleon01]

my tds is 546 out of tap

[XAnhLe]

Wow! That is breeding water!!

I'm very lucky to have these water parameters :D

[wetcoast]

tds on tap is 30 ppm .in the creek where this water comes from , tds is 10 ppm before treatment .
6 adults in a 100 gal. 50% every other day on a lasy week or more often .
PH 6.7

[rickztahone]

I'm very lucky to have these water parameters :D

yes you are!

My TDS is 320 I believe from tap

[DJW]

Well water about 400 ppm.