On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:40:54 -0800, Grant Erwin
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

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Tim, I've seen about every kind of rusty water there is. This actually was
the wrong color. It's pretty clearly a chemical solution. I'll know when
I cut the tank open this week. I might do another bleach rinse because after
24 hours it still smells faintly like skunk/garlic.

"methyl mercaptan is produced as a decay product of animal and
vegetable matter."