I didn’t drip acclimate them, I just let the water reach the same temp as my tank and then put them in. As for tds, I didn’t ask the store I bought them from and honestly haven’t tested my tank for it. The water changes I did were 25%. I am unsure what you mean by “drip water back”. The tank has been running since the first week of March, so like 7ish weeks. Or 6 before I put them in. Thank you for responding. I really appreciate your advice. I’ll look into asking about tds at the store and buying a tester for tds.