From San Diego CA here

[maceto]

Welcome!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[BaysEndReef]

 

[G Santana]

Welcome back

 

[Rhoads238]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Arabyps]

Welcome. TDS of RO/DI should read zero on a new unit or one with new media. Recommend you examine your setup. Something is wrong.

 

[KWT]

Welcome to R2R, come in sit down and relax, enjoy

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Welcome to R2R! What type of RODI? You may need more then a 4 stage rodi. I have to run a 7 stage and can not stress the use of a 7 stage unit. Your saltwater will only be as good as your rodi water.

 

[woodyetia]

Thank you all! The ppm is for TDS, my tap water tests at 220 ppm TDS after I run through my RODI it’s between 0-2 ppm. I have added live sand and base rock (not live) and mixed the sand and added the water. Been running filter for 3 days waiting for cycle with lights off. Tested TDS and it’s very high 1000+ is that normal during they cycle?

 

[GoReefin]

Welcome to R2R! From SD as well! Are You testing your saltwater tank water for tds? It will always read high. No need to test it for tds. Just phosphates ammonia and nitrates for now.

 

[PTXReef]

Welcome to R2R and happy reefing!

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel.

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R! You can track TDS at a few points during the process of making RODI water, but there is no need to test the TDS once you've mixed it with salt, as the salt is itself a disolved solid. Once you have the salt mixed in to the RODI water at the proper salinity and move it to the tank, your focus can shift to monitoring all of the other water parameters.

 

[woodyetia]

Thank you everyone, I was thinking the same thing but wanted to verify. Now I wait for the cycle

 

[woodyetia]

So been trying to cycle for over a week with live sand and dry base rock. My ammonia hasn’t spiked it really hasn’t changed at all and is pretty much 0 am I doing something wrong?

Now for my other question my jebao scp-70m just arrived and got it all connected to WiFi etc. how should I angle it for the output? I have it at a slight angle. Also what modes does everyone use? Hopefully this helps with water flow even though nothing in it yet.

 

[CMMorgan]

Getting back into the hobby after being out for 6 years after moving. A lot has changed in the hobby in such a short time. I a, now trying RODI and my output is testing at 2ppm. However two nights ago I set up the aquarium added base rock and live sand. I added my RODI water and salt. Now the is testing at 1000+ ppm. Is that normal? I’ll post specs and pic in the members aquarium section. looking forward to chatting with everyone.

What is 1000 ppm? Ahh... didn't read far enough. As others said... not to worry on the TDS of saltwater. Check on those nitrates, nitrites and ammonia levels. This is just the first step of a long journey. Enjoy the ride...
Welcome to the fishy family!!

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Hello and welcome