Re: [Killietalk] Deionized water - PH

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

In short, mix some of your DI water with your tap water to get the 
desired TDS. Depending on the fish you keep, 1/3 tap and 2/3 DI should 
give you about 180 ppm.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Bill Shenefelt wrote:
> To have tank water with a TDS of less than 10 ppm and not change it 
> constantly like in a stream would probably result in some pretty dramatic pH 
> swings and chemistry problems.  Food , fish waste being removed only with 
> weekly not instantaneous water changes as in the wild might not be too good. 
> A little buffer resulting in  higher TDS is usually quite desirable.
> Bill Shenefelt
> http://sheneskillies.com
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>> Wright
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>> I agree with Wright, although I don't know why. In the areas of Peru
>> and
>> Uruguay where i collected fish and measured TDS, the TDS was below 10
>> ppm
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