TDS meters are KILLING Shrimp and Fish.
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â TDS meters are great, when you know what the number actually means that it displays. Lately around the internet people are putting blind faith into TDS meter readings as an indication on whether their water is right for Shrimp or fish. While a TDS meter can read how much hardness is in the water, it also reads everything else in the water. Lots of hobbyists are testing their water with a tds meter and determining if their water is good or bad from a single test. The reality is a TDS meter is best used in addition to other test kits we have available to us in the hobby. When used together, we can get a bigger picture of what is actually going on in water. This can definitely help us as hobbyists and when used against known tank parameters can help us measure differences when adding things to our aquarium water by keeping a log.
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0:00 - Intro to the video
1:02 - Teaching you a lesson about TDS meters
13:13 - Outro
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Here is the amazon link to the TDS meter I use. amzn.to/2l4qz6w
i use this one too but still dont know how to tell how much salt is in the water
Vv.
What is your go to test strips?
I think TDS meter is great if you are re-mineralizing RO water. If starting from zero, all the TDS imparted on the water is from whatever supplements you are adding.
Exactly.. that's the proper way of using it. He should explain that
Great comment, I agree with everything in the video but I'm still going to buy a TDS metre 'cause of your advice. I use RO water for a planted tank and it will tell me quickly if I'm re-mineralising properly :)
....also I didn't spell 'metre' wrong, I'm an Ozzie not a Yank! LOL.
woops, my GF just enlightened me that I AM just a bad spella! LOL
Exactly I have a way high tds I have a lot of calcium and magnesium very little iron and copper no nitrates. Plants grow great and shrimp are booming . Iâm well water spring is 200 yard away from my house. No softener
This is a fantastic thing to know about in depth like this. Itâs like learning a way of reading a different language that the aquarium,inhabitants, plants and water speak. These videos are important!
Loving Whiskey's editing, the graphics and sound effects are EPIC.. I was already enjoying the info but this is just too much fun!
+Crystal Lewis I'm glad you enjoy. It definitely helps spice up a dry subject.
Aquarium Co-Op did you stock your daughters aquarium yet?
DrFunTimeZ his niece's not daughter's.
imo I dont think it is a dry topic at all very helpful info!
thank you so much for this video Cory! I have been wanting to learn more about tds and what it means. now I'm going to order a meter.
I love these testing vids. Puts things in perspective!
that just put so much into perspective for me in so many ways,, thankyou Cory!!
Such a GREAT and useful video! I'm watching this 4 years later and it's still very useful.
Thank you Cory, that cleared up a lot for me. Much appreciated!
Great video Cory! It's very interesting and informative! Great job!
This video is super informational and I like the series of test you did to explain everything.
I wanna call out to Sashimi Whiskey - I think working on the best fish channel/40k+ subs/2k+ views on vids within a couple of hours/having the King Of Fish Nerds as your boss probably comes with a lot of pressure particularly when every single fan can give instant feedback which I think you're handling well, and im enjoying the new content. No doubt there will be kinks to iron out as is always the case with challenging the normal process and I think this is just gonna get better and better for you and Cory. Mad respect for you both. Keep it up Cory & Sashimi!!
yes!
I'm setting up a new fish tank and I can't stop watching all your fish vids, THANK YOU for all the help A+++!!!
+Erick Frick might be a good problem to have :p
This is a great video Cory, and you are explaining (very well) one of the hobbies biggest topics that needs to be understood to be successful.
Thank you for this video. I am new to the hobby, and hear people talking about TDS. Even when you know what the abbreviation stands for, it means nothing without education. I just learned so much!
Thanks for the great video Cory, I would love to learn more about doc.
i really enjoy you videos Cory! i have been learning so much in the last few months! thanks :0)
Thanks for the education Corey.. very informative.. I've been watching your channel for quite a few months now and have even watched most of the older stuff. I like the new way your editing. I note some people haven't. Can't please everyone ha? Anyways I hope to see more short informational vids from you especially on water chemistry! Tips on keeping acidic tanks would be awesome! Thanks again Corey keep up the goodwork! - Carissa from New Zealand.
Only way to advance is to try new things :)
I LOVE your editing!!
I love your videos, it was actually my boyfriend joe who got me to watch you, he absolutely adores you too! You've helped him so much with his tanks :)
Thanks for the kind words Lucy.
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Your wife's jungle tank is always doing a number on me. I keep trying to not like it, but then, I see the altums, the roselines etc., and I go, man, that is a purely eclectic tank. The overgrown forest is slowly but surely growing on me. Every time I think I "know" what a gorgeous tank is; I get slammed with one that doesn't fit into my narrow-minded aesthetic values. Thank You Corey, for making me grow and not stay stuck in my comfort zone.
heh and remember to use the TDS meter to help set your mineralizations when you do a water change on your comfort zone because they are a fast, easy way to get your known TDS tap water to your target... because tap water is nothing like a permanent TDS... wait til the city back flushes the pipes!
I liked how this video talked a lot about shrimp keeping and was uploaded after your livestream with LR Bretz. Thanks!
Great and informative. Was wondering what they did. Great editing too. Made me giggle.
Thanks for the explanation! I would like to see a video on your preference for test strips/kits.
great video cory! such good information!
Thank you for clearing things up with understanding TDS!
That was good info! Thanks again Cory!
Just a little feedback Cory!
I like the contents of the video a lot. I think that this kind of issue has to be addressed, and I'm glad you're bringing it up. I've thought about this multiple times especially when I was shopping for meters.
I just wanted to mention that some charts or visual assistance with your explanation would have been really helpful in keeping track of what you are saying and making connections.
I really enjoy the numbers and the labeling that Sashimi Whiskey has been adding to the videos. However, I do think some of the sound effects at some points were just a little much.
Keep up the good work Cory! You are really moving up and keeping the fish keeping community on CZcams thriving. I have learned a lot from watching your videos. I appreciate how active you constantly are I am always looking forward your new videos.
thanks for the videos Cory there aways helpful and got me back in to the hobby of taking care of fish đ keep up the good work!! đ
+David Coronado glad to hear it.
I find myself watching your videos over and over, thanks very much.
Thanks for clarifying the TDS meter for us Cory! I personally only test pH weekly due to my poor water source and test with 5 in 1 tetra strips when I think there may be an issue (I know I'm bad I should test more but...yeah).
+Kala C if it works for ya, then I'd say you are doing it right.
Great video! I've known this stuff just from a logical perspective, but never bothered to test things like adding ferts to RO water to see the effect etc, so that was nice to see.
If you ever get a chance to interview a fish biology expert (maybe the fellow you took the ornamental fish course from?) it would be interesting to know what effect just raw TDS would have on fish. I would think that regardless of what is comprising the TDS measurement, it would impact kidneys etc just by making them overcome greater osmotic gradients.
Super nerdy fun stuff at any rate.
It's like smog or smoke is to air, and from 1000ppm up, it can make breathing hard enough to kill fish, just like 1000ppm of smoke in air is unpleasant and can make you cough.
Love this video. Very informative.
Thanks for this. I love your videos! Just got my tds meter. My tap water is around 220 which is supposed to be ideal for neo C. Can I use it or do I have to use RO water + salts? Setting up my first shrimp tank and researching. Ty.
I went down a rabbit hole looking into possibly getting fresh water shrimp, then saw all these comments about TDS which I later learned was Total Dissolved Solids. Which as a logical and mechanical inclined individual told me nothing!
Entertaining and informational video, I'm not currently an aquarium owner but I've subscribed!
Good share. Very intuitive. What do you think of the seachem suction cupped tab you stick in the aquarium for nitrates and ph
awesome video, Ive been explaining this to alot of new shrimp keepers for a while now. A visual reference explaination for them will be great.
Ive been preaching TDS mean nothings until you establish its value for years now.
thanks
+deez called glad I could help.
great video. i just bought the meter and some strips from coop. thanks!
Much needed video for the hobby!
Thank you for this video you make things easy for fish keeper
Thanks so much very helpful video!
Cory Cory Cory, you just saved a very interested but disgruntled fish keeper. I have been struggling to keep fish for some time. I got a tds meter and test kit both. I couldn't for the life of me get my tds up to where Lucas said I needed for shrimp! I even added crushed coral. I now have renewed hope! Thanks so much !!
+Russell Beach glad I could help. At least now you have a little bit more info and can work towards what it will take to get your specific water ready for shrimp
Great video and I liked the change up of editing, didn't bug me because I personally don't have OCD lol
KG cichlids ocd jokes arent funny anymore
fancy goldfish really? I didn't know that was a thing..
lol, that "Oh my" sounded a lot like a certain mr. sulu ;)
Beautiful tank very informative video
TL;DR: Many factors influence TDS. Nitrates, dechlorinator, fertiliser, tap water and so on. TDS is inaccurate in isolation because the factors influencing the score may not highlight that factor you need to address; your water may have low nitrogen but high salt, or too much fertiliser. You should focus on the factors that influence TDS rather that the TDS score itself. TDS meters can pick up factors that test kits won't, like softners in your water supply and so on. TDS is more useful if you own multiple tanks because you can compare across aquariums and use controls.
Great video, thanks, super useful :)
Great information, thanks.
your the man. nice that you did this because your on spot and others may disagree. I use my TDS meter to aid in my mineralization of the tank.
+Ron Griese I wish I had used that verbiage. Aid in the testing process.
Wow! Never new there were so many things to look for when testing TDS! Great information from Cory+Awesome editing from Jim=BEST VIDEO EVER
Excellent explanation as always! TDS is indeed meaningless without knowing dH, kH and also nitrogen wastes! The gradual increase in inorganic salts in my shrimp tank pushed my TDS to 760 but I knew it was from salts and not waste. :)
@@dadigitechman check dH, kH and nitrates.
I use TDS when remineralizing RO/DI water for my shrimp tanks and African Cichlid tank. My shrimp seem to do really good around 140 tds using salty shrimp GH/KH+ however I also monitor ph, GH, KH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and temp with shrimp, they love the water around 72 F.
The fresh water world is sooooo different from salt. I am starting my first fresh tank in almost 10 years and I was so confused why everyone was using a tds meter. Thanks for the video it helped clear a lot up for me.
Thank you so much for your videos mate. Legend!!
Hi Corey, I've been binge watching your channel, and I'm loving it! It has motivated me to get back into the hobby after an eight year hiatus. I plan on ordering some plants and dry goods from you in the near future.
Question: I've tested my tap water several times and I keep getting a pH that is near the upper range of the test kit chart. It appears to be in the 8.6 to 8.8 range. The strange part of the equation is that the same water has a very low hardness. Is this even possible? I'm planning on starting out with some mollies and swordtails in a 55 gallon tank. What should I do about the pH? Most of what I've read has advised to not adjust the pH and go for consistency, but mine seems to be TOO high. I can't seem to find many resources on how to deal with high pH and low hardness together. Any advice would be highly appreciated!
Thank you in advance!
Jeff
+Jeff Driver I would leave the ph and add some hardness and keep livebearers like you plan.
thanks for sharing this with us
I've been thinking a lot about this subject. It's just like your saying... You have to know what's in your water to be able to take full advantage of the tds meter. I know the parameters in all my tanks so for me it's used to tell when to do water changes and also to know how much ca, mg and other nutrients I should add.
Really great video Cory.
Hi Cory, your voideos are my go to source of aquarium information. When I set up my new tanks after a break from my hobby I did all my research with you. I have 8 guppies now in my planted 10 gallon because you sold me on them and my daughter loves watching the little fry grow in her planted 2 gallon goldfish bowl. đ€ I have 5 Black Skirt Tetras and 5 Serpae Tetras in my 23 gallon heavily planted tank. Can you do a live stream about tetras?
Thanks for the video. Now I am not sure if I need one or not lol! I have a 50 gallon tank with Cherry Shrimp, Mystery Snails, Otos and some Neon Tetras. I just order all your fertilizers and test strips and also had previously bought Fluval liquid test kits (by the way your test strips are almost identical to the liquid test kits, very happy about that, makes life easier not having to do liquid testing all the time). So if I know all the parameters and use your test strips, is a TDS meter really necessary?
Another question is: when using your Aquarium Co-Op pump fertilizer in a 50 gallon tank, I see you said you had to add 23 pumps to a 230 gallon tank. My 50 gallon tank has only 28 gallons of water after all the substrate went in, so I only put in 3 pumps of your fertilizer. Is that incorrect, should I actually be doing 5 pumps instead?
Hello. What is the color stick you used to check parameter details? Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the video. What kind of test strips you use? Thanks
Thank u this helped me a lot.
Yes my biggest problem is that my city tap water reads 540 ppm out of the tap along with a high PH any day I check it, so it helps me reduce the ppm for my fresh water fish tank. I also use a test kit to know what else is going on.
What about RODI water? would you use it in a fresh water tank with something like Seachem Equilibrium??
Thanks, very informative
Very informative Cory
I've got a 19 litre tank with x1 betta in it, my GH has always read:24, my KH is :6. Will the general hardness have a long term bad effect on my Betta?
Awesome video Cory! Guess gh and kh are more important than tds. I noticed meds raised my tds by 100 ppm. Must not be too stressful if gh stays stable. Thanks for the info!
Thats my point, TDS is useful when you know the ppm is hardness. But if you don't know what is making up the ppm, it can be risky.
right..you need to know a baseline reading before other things are added.
I love the editing
Hi. If you mix ro water with gh+, for crystal red shrimp. What what be the ideal tds ? Dennerle
Super helpful. Thank you.
What test strips do you recommend to cover all bases thoroughly for freshwater? I have a Freshwater API Master Kit, but I feel Iâm not getting a full reading on certain things!!
Thanks Cory this was a very informative video. I had just recently heard about TDS meters and didn't really understand them a lot but when you shared the information on this video with the test strips I have a better understanding now. thank you so much for sharing
They are a useful cheap tool to own for sure. Helps figure out things when you can establish baselines etc.
Wow! Thanks for this video.. you are awesome
Thanks for the Lazer Gun Sounds now I need to go and watch Star Wars highlights.
So, Iâm doing research for a purchase of shrimp and ran across this video. The TDS of my tap water is 234. Thanks for this information!
Hi, How do you put guppy and shrimp together that guppies not eating all the baby shrimps?
hi my TDS is reading 5pmm I'm using my RO unit and my tank is reading 135 pmm is that good ?
Is 360 TDS bad for tap water? (For aquarium use) The 16-in-1 drinking water test was good...
My plants are doing fine and my fish as well but my TDS is 1200 but I do add aquarium salt to my aquarium so could that be why
I know i ask way to many dumb questions but i have 1 more. I bought all the wcmm they had in store and it was only 5, is that enough or do i need to add more?
Thank you, that was helpful: )
Has anyone noticed that your fish wasn't doing well when the TDS reaches close to or over 500? Do you think 500 can be a good indicator that it's time for a water change? I have 5 guppies/1 tetra/1 pleco and 2 dwarf frogs in my 10g. My tab water TDS is ~180. I have just planted bocopa/glosso which will gradually raise TDS so I was wondering if TDS can be a good water change indicator.
i could use some help cause im in a bit of a predicament, i recently just got into keeping shrimp and im taking on some Opae Ula. my currently PPM is around 8000 and this is mainly due to the added salt, i used de chlorinated water, in which it is recommended that i keep salinity to 1.015 ish and since opae ula live in brackish water ive also added some coral to adjust the PH. using a test kit ive only found that the hardness is well over 180 whilst all other parameters are to be expected. thus im not sure what to do right now and who to trust. any advise ?
I have a 29-gallon tank with celestial pearl danios, neon blue rasboras, and Japanese blue endlers.
In the tank, I have neocardinia shrimp, golden.
What parameters should I look for?
What test kits should I use?
Iâd like them to thrive and breed.
Thank you!
thanks learned a lot! :)
TDS is extremely useful in establishing a baseline. From there, you can know within seconds if something is off in your water and if it is, you further investigate by using test kits.
I'm usually way over on TDS and my shrimp have been blowing up for years.
like your sound effects!
Cory, can you tell me why my TDS keeps rising?
I have a 20 gallon I'm starting over. No fish at the moment because I'm cycling.
I use RO water and treat with Seachem Acid and Alkaline Buffers. I do a weekly 20% water change with that water, but add pure RO to top off evaporation. I maintain close to 7.0 PH, KH around 4, and GH around 4-5.
My TDS is about 250 ppm and it raises about 20 ppm every day!
woah your store is 15 mins from me, had no idea
I got 2 blood parrot and they are still lil babies. Like around 1 inch or so. Our regular tap water TDS is around 118. My goal is to keep the TDS level between 200 to 300. In order to achieve this I have to do the water change daily or sometime every second day. No real or artificial plants in the tank just few hiding spots with power filter and air pump. After doing water change TDS will drop around 215 or so however in 24 hours sometimes TDS reading will be 364. Is there any reason that you can imagine why TDS is increasing so frequently. I do vacuum the gravel for any waste every time I change the water. Also my tank is like 8 days old or so.
great video thanks
What light are you using on the tank?
Very useful video, bro. Btw, my 3-months old aquarium has the current of TDS at 1500 ppm! Crazy right? Anything wrong with that? My tap water has the TDS of about 50 ppm only.
My fish tank reads 1,300 ppm. But Iâve had it for like 2 years and my fish seem to be completely healthy. So I donât know tbh
So should I buy meter or the strip ones?
You are correct that TDS measures every ionic compounds in the water. The amount of fertilizer and dechlorinator added to the tape water is not typical portion for the volume. The jump of your demonstration in the 2 tap water beaker was due to that. When you added fertilizer to your tank, the TDS increased by about 10% (180-198). I think if you add the correct portion of fertilizer or dechlorinator to the beakers of tap water they would only change about 10% or less. The measurements and biologic systems will tolerate that small changes.
Being in the uk can I get the A-co-op fertiliser ? Or not ? Cheers
Love the tank does it have co2?
Great video Cory ,what also doesnt help is the amount of fake TDS pens going around .
I asked HM Digital in an email about this and they said every pen they make has a calibration screw.
Hmm interesting. I have an HM pen, but I didn't know fake ones were being made.
Yeah yours is legit ,I checked the link to Amazon:)