Originally Posted by
tdiaz
I didn't use the laser for about 2 weeks and when I returned, I just happened to look inside the reservoir and the return line looked suspicious to me, it had a coating of growth on it. The whole inside was slimy. I'm guessing I need to change the water about every 8 weeks.
There has to be a better way to do this. I have clear hose for about 4 feet because I want to see whats inside, flowing. If there's any bubbles. The reservoir is black, and the whole thing is out of the way, no direct sunlight ever hits it, there's only one window and it's even mostly blocked.
So I filled it on April 20th or so, and on August 1st, I noticed it turned to slime. It was 24 gallons of distilled water, and 1 gallon of RV Antifreeze.
I dumped in half a gallon of bleach and a huge bottle of listerine, and ran it for about half an hour before emptying it. The growth on the return line was wiped out and gone after that. I suspect it's just going to come back. Is there anything wrong with putting a chlorine tablet in the water?