The "Disolved Solids" are measured in your water by a T.D.S. pen/meter. T.D.S. = total disolved solids. If well water its porbably hard, and maybe iron, sediment, pH probs, who knows, depending on where you are at. Well water can be some funky stuff.

Do you get lots of suds from soap ? Do you get a soap scum ring around your tub? Does your water turn your fixtures orange ? Does it smell like shit ?

Go have it tested. Usually if you have a place around that sells water conditioning equipment they will test for free. Look in yellow pages.

If you take them a smaple, fill the jar til its overflowing while putting lid on. You do not want any air in the jar while you take to their place.

GH recommends using Hard Water Formula if water is over 20 grains hard I do believe. And if your water is that hard you aint had soap suds in your life.

With hydro you need a TDS meter (100-150 bucks for a good ph/TDS combo meter) to know what your water is before you start adding nutes and to correct the pH. Really hard/iron water may have a TDS of 400-500 before you add anything.

Google T.D.S. or Total Disolved Solids and you can read for weeks on the subject

Hope that clears your water situation up, no pun intended!


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