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12-12-2005, 06:17 PM
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water change question
Hi, I have my water change bucket with a heater in it and the salt mix. After sitting there for a couple of weeks now, there is slime and rusty type streaks down the sides. Should I use this water? I have a feeling that I've done something wrong...I used some other water that I had prepared after this one, and that water bucket only has a pump in it. The motor of the pump seems to keep the change water around the right temp. This water was fine. What gives?
thanks, marc 
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12-12-2005, 08:12 PM
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Because the water was heated to the right temperature and agitated to increase oxygen levels, a bacterial biofilm is living on the sides of the bucket. You should only really keep change water for a few days IMO.
I would dump the water and clean the bucket out thoroughly before using it again.
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