Steel in water = bad water

[Bassinkorea]

A few days ago I noticed my water was getting cloudy. I did the usual WC but it still remained cloudy. It took me a few days to realize what the reason was.....

In my sump I have (had) a small pump for emptying water from the sump during a WC, and I had the hose clamped onto the pump with a steel jubilee clip. This clip was slowly rusting and making my water nasty. I removed the clip from the water and within a couple of days the water has cleared up fully.

Luckily, no fish were lost during this mishap

 

[CichlaRyan]

HA! nice man. glad it ended in a better means.

 

[sostoudt]

does any one know the actual process involved with the rust. i heard its very bad but it irks me to know end i can't find info on it.

 

[tcarswell]

What do you mean by "The actual process involved with rust ?"

 

[sostoudt]

What do you mean by "The actual process involved with rust ?"

how it pollutes the water, why it clouds. whats happening chemically or biologically

 

[Conner]

Possibly the iron loving algae causing a bloom?