Can I use the water and what happenec

[Bob Escher]

I cleaned my brute plastic 32 gallon trash can over the week end which is only used to make my water change water I make 15 gallons at a time. It was dirty Why I don’t know but I used vinegar and fresh water, five gallons, used a pump for half a hour and then scrubbed down the sides and rinsed it several times.

I then added RO/DI water from my BRS 6 stage RO/DI about 15 gallons. On Sunday.
on Monday I added Salt ( Red Sea Coral Pro high I Always use)
I had oral surgery yesterday so I didn’t do my normal water change but today I went and look in
the can and saw all this brown stuff on the walls of the can and on the cables of the heater and the pump.

I did do a DI resin filter change and a five minute purge of the filters before I started adding water to the trash can

 

[alysak6075]

Is it slimy? if slimy thats bacteria from the left over vinegar. Also no need to heat water in the brute can unless it messes too much with the tank once you do a water change.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I cleaned my brute plastic 32 gallon trash can over the week end which is only used to make my water change water I make 15 gallons at a time. It was dirty Why I don’t know but I used vinegar and fresh water, five gallons, used a pump for half a hour and then scrubbed down the sides and rinsed it several times.

I then added RO/DI water from my BRS 6 stage RO/DI about 15 gallons. On Sunday.
on Monday I added Salt ( Red Sea Coral Pro high I Always use)
I had oral surgery yesterday so I didn’t do my normal water change but today I went and look in
the can and saw all this brown stuff on the walls of the can and on the cables of the heater and the pump.

I did do a DI resin filter change and a five minute purge of the filters before I started adding water to the trash can

Look like precipitation to me. Check it's alkalinity and calcium levels.

 

[Bob Escher]

Is it slimy? if slimy thats bacteria from the left over vinegar. Also no need to heat water in the brute can unless it messes too much with the tank once you do a water change.

It’s cold water so I do need to warm it up but no it’s not slimy
but now I think about it I guess I could let it warm up to room temp Thanks

 

[Bob Escher]

Look like precipitation to me. Check it's alkalinity and calcium levels.

Will do thanks, if that’s ok will be ok to use

 

[Flippers4pups]

Will do thanks, if that’s ok will be ok to use

I've used mixed water like this before with no issues. Just check the alkalinity and calcium first.