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So to be clear, you're using tap water, correct? If so, are you using anything to neutralize the chlorine or chloramine? If the answer is no, then I'd put money on that being your problem. Get yourself a water conditioner, I use this one: https://a.co/d/0fYI2chH
Just get a water conditioner, that's what I use. Only needs 0.5 mL per gallon to clear the chlorine and chloramine: https://a.co/d/0e8lmkz1
Thanks for the insight, I didn't know about the two types! I might have to go one of those routes down the road after I see how in the rabbit hole I get with this. Told myself just one to two at a time... and we all know how that goes haha. I'm going to see how this https://a.co/d/0e3cokZN works. Another commenter mentioned their well waters is oddly high in chlorine and they use something similar. It's for hydroponics and works on chloramine too. Figure I already have to treat the water this shouldn't be much more of a step. It's a tsp per 10 gallons