Safe Cleaning Advice

[deranged chipmunk]

as a primary water source, distilled water is unhealthy for the frogs due to the lack of beneficial minerals. however, as a misting source, it is perfectly safe. in fact, a majority of people use distilled waster for misting due to the fact it leaves no water spots as it evaporates.

also water conditioner will not cause algae to grow. there is no nutritional value for algae in it. remember, algae requires 3 things to grow. water (obviously), light, and "food" (nitrogen, potassium, or phosphorus. mostly nitrogen).

[Mentat]

... I use the exo terra pump sprayer to water everything. My problem is that the sprayer grows a lot of green algae, slime and general muck, as well has being very sticky inside the tube that makes up the pump. I use tap water treated with exo terra water conditioner, so I'm not entirely sure what causes this....

... also water conditioner will not cause algae to grow...

OP clearly states the bottle is collecting "slime and general muck." Overdosing with some conditioners leads to it collecting in systems and eventually depositing itself on hard surfaces like plastics and even water surfaces of aquariums causing foaming. Nowhere did I stated water conditioners cause algae to grow; go back and read my post. Thank you and have a nice weekend !

[deranged chipmunk]

i apologize if i misread your post. but if it were a build up of water conditioner enough to cause the condition that the op is describing would most certainly be lethal to any living animal within any tank that the sprayer is being used on. especially since that much build up would be highly concentrated.

most likely, the muck and slime is an algae build up within the bottle. possibly, some anaerobic bacteria as well. there also could be underlying factors involved that the op has not mentioned, i.e. tap water quality,.

[guilletto]

Hi guys! Can I use mineral water which is bought in supermarkets as a primary water source? Thnks!

[deranged chipmunk]

Hi guys! Can I use mineral water which is bought in supermarkets as a primary water source? Thnks!

since there is so much difference in terminology between continents, is there any chance you can post a link to the product you are talking about? what is sold in your country as mineral water may not be the same as here in the states.

[guilletto]

Agua Mineral Bezoya - desmotivaciones.es
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I bought a bottle of weak mineralization which contained 1,9 mg Cl / 1L The normal concentration of Cl in mineral waters is 10mg/L. What do you think?

since there is so much difference in terminology between continents, is there any chance you can post a link to the product you are talking about? what is sold in your country as mineral water may not be the same as here in the states.