I’ve had the same goop in the exact same spot in my filter - not a lot but definitely some. Always assumed it was rust as it only exists on that surrounding stainless collar; no where else.
Strange goo in filter
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Toxophilite
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I fully agree with your analysis, but you can also add that the accumulation is not always 100% the living algae but is the accumulation of dead algae, related waste matter, and small amounts of living algae. This is true for finding similar accumulations in ceramic toilet tanks, plastic water filter housings, and the like.
Much of well parts nowadays are brass, stainless, and PVC, so the old days of compromised galvanized casings and suctions lines are not at issue for ferrous iron sources. So, as you say, the iron source may be indicative of where, if any , algae would congregate.
The main issue is the rusting of the steel.
Unless you can solve that issue, the rest is mostly academic.
If you can fix the rusting issue, the issue goes away.
Even if you could eliminate any possibility of bacteria living in the water, the rust will still happen without the bacteria.
The bacteria might make the rust more slimey and messy, but it is not the main issue.
Unless you can solve that issue, the rest is mostly academic.
If you can fix the rusting issue, the issue goes away.
Even if you could eliminate any possibility of bacteria living in the water, the rust will still happen without the bacteria.
The bacteria might make the rust more slimey and messy, but it is not the main issue.
Charlie Bezzina
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I don't think that would do anything beneficial.
Iron will be oxidized by chlorine.
Iron rusts; that's just what it does.
The problem is that it is difficult to control where it gets oxidized and comes out of solution.
Maybe if you could use ozone in a contact tank followed by a cartridge filter, the ozone would oxidize it and make it insoluble, which would help it precipitate out on the cartridge filter.
Orion7319
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I don’t own a cartridge filter myself, I assume you can’t remove the band? Does the band need to compress or anything to get the lid on or does it simply provide structure? If it’s simply structural I would just clean it up as best I could and then coat it with some kind of epoxy to seal it up.
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