Change water smells 'funny'

[2639]

I mixed up about 18 gallons of saltwater the other night and got the salinity to 1.023. I covered it and let two powerheads go. One is 400 gph that is keeping the water moving and one is a PowerHead 201 (not sure of the gph) that I have pointed up at the surface to always break the surface.

It's in my garage which is fairly hot this time of year (like 90 F). And when I checked the water the next day, after 12 hours, the water had a different smell to it...Not a bad odor but more like water that's been left in the heat.

Is this water still safe to use? I uncovered it to let the air flow. I don't have a thermometer in there yet to know exactly HOW hot it is.

I'm thinking that since I have the water moving, it should be ok, right?

[Sugar Magnolia]

Yep, it should be fine as long as it was covered and had the powerheads in it. What kind of container did you use?

[Doctor_Reef]

Should be fine...also like to know what type of container you are using???

[2639]

Thanks you two :D It's one of those plastic tubs you can get in the 'closet' aisle of WalMart. It's 18 gallons...

[Doctor_Reef]

The reason we asked is because some of those tubs have chemicals that are not good for storing water in....and some can smell also…some rubber maid stuff is good and I use a BRUTE... garbage can on wheels to do my water changes....

[2639]

I WAS gonna use an old garbage can but even after cleaning it real good, I didn't feel comfortable using it. I don't want any contaminents.

[Doctor_Reef]

Right....I would agree...I bought the BRUTE just for the water changes...Not for garbage!!! ;)