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by Loachloach
Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:38 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Fran, additionally, if you let's say you raise your KH to 4 or any sort of value, this may last longer than a week, so maybe test to see how far you can go. My KH from tap is 5 and I never need to worry about a pH drop between water changes. I've gone on holidays for 3 weeks and no water changes and...
by Loachloach
Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

There are many differing opinions on TDS. Anyway, I cleaned the filter and TDS dropped about 30 points without a water change. I found that interesting and somewhat telling. There should not be different opinions on TDS, because the meter you've got or any TDS meter on the market measures conductiv...
by Loachloach
Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:49 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loaches rubbing on wood
Replies: 12
Views: 18173

Re: Loaches rubbing on wood

this is a mummy threat indeed. From 2006
:lol:
by Loachloach
Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:26 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loaches rubbing on wood
Replies: 12
Views: 18173

Re: Loaches rubbing on wood

For a second I thought all of us have gone mad answering an old thread :lol: Could it be the change from gravel to the sand substrate? My guess is that you have removed beneficial bacteria by removing the old substrate and the water quality is now not that good until the new substrate matures. I'd i...
by Loachloach
Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:28 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

I believe it was you your self that said fish need minerals and things that only KH can fulfill. Not me Fran, not in that sense. KH has little to do with minerals needed for fish. GH has in a sense though, another topic. KH is to do with stability of water in aquariums. In nature it is not importan...
by Loachloach
Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:34 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Hi Fran. Thanks for posting these. I just wanted to ask, why do you keep adding Stability? My suggestion is, as in the previous thread, to do some major water changing to reset the tank back to tap water as close as possible. In terms of the Soda Bicarbonate, you do not need to add at every water ch...
by Loachloach
Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:44 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Yes Fran, organic matter would contribute as it decomposes and various components are released in the water column. The TDS reading, however, is a measure of conductivity-the various ions in the water column, one of them being nitrate. That's what these TDS meters measure. Actual total dissolved sol...
by Loachloach
Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:48 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

I will still take a TDS reading prior to draining the filter and doing the water change. I still feel that the bio load is still low for the size filter I have as far as waste goes. That does not mean that doing water changes would be ignored; they could be stretched out. But, even better, they cou...
by Loachloach
Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Well, they are supposed to know better but if you've filled up your tank and there's only half a dose, depending on your water, you can potentially expose your fish to the chlorine/chloramine and possibly ammonia/nitrite depending on your water source. I personally dose the full tank dose just befor...
by Loachloach
Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:48 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Just to note, you should always add all Prime upfront.
I am also not a fan of adding products like Stability.
by Loachloach
Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Let's assume you do a 50% water change with 90ppm TDS water from tap on a tank with 290ppm reading. That would result in a 190ppm before prime and soda. So what reading do you get after a 50% water change for example adding both prime and soda? For example, if you do a 40% water change, that means m...
by Loachloach
Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Just test the tank before and after. No need to replicate on smaller scale. It is all the same as ppm means concentration and takes the size of the tank into account when producing the result.
by Loachloach
Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:06 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Yes, TDS can be relied upon and I'd personally keep it a bit lower than what you've got now, as discussed in the past.
I dose Seachem Safe every weekend I it has never been the reason for TDS accumulation.

The soda will add some TDS but not 3 times your tap water reading.
by Loachloach
Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

The silver dollar looks ok, considering. What a tough fish :D

As for the clowns, just keep up with your water changes. It is not a disease. What's your TDS?
by Loachloach
Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)
Replies: 112
Views: 107131

Re: Videos. Cyst bursting. Silver Dollar (lives with loaches)

Good to hear that Fran.Hopefully it gets better and better. After a thing like that coming out it may need longer time, which is normal.