White Slime/Film in RO mixing

[Ron_Vas]

I've tried Google and found nothing. Does anyone know how I'd get white slime looking stuff on my powerhead and bottom of trashcan I use for mixing RO? BRUTE gray trashcan, clean it everytime I empty it, only mix salt in it and add nothing else. Wondering if it's harmful if I use it.

 

[jjfriscia]

Probably residue from the salt. After mixing any water left over will foul. If your wiping it though that's odd. Probably still remnants of water left over. If your covering the bucket right away after using it its probably holding in whatever moisture is left in the bucket.

 

[Josh]

Let the pump rinse in vinegar overnight and then wash it off with tap water before putting it back in the bucket. Clean the bucket every now and then with the same process. This film/slime is not unusual BTW.

 

[Ron_Vas]

Let the pump rinse in vinegar overnight and then wash it off with tap water before putting it back in the bucket. Clean the bucket every now and then with the same process. This film/slime is not unusual BTW.

Figured. I ended up dumping it all out. Thanks, I'll do the vinegar cleaning

 

[frankny]

my 23 gallons trash can for rodi water always has lot of light brown slime built up on the wall, tds shows 0-1, i guess it was some sort of bacteria from the air, all the pump and tubing in the rodi can are with slippery slime, i cover the can as much as i can but the slime are still there, dont know if they are harmful to corals, currently i got fish only in the tank.