the red stuff is rust from the metal pipes used by your well
your screwed bro its going to cost you a RO system and get one with easy to change filters and stock up on filters Ahhhhh sorry for the bad news

P.S.your hot water heater full of this shit too
stickydankAZ Reviewed by stickydankAZ on . White residue - hard water? Hello, folks. I've enjoyed being a fly on the wall in this lovely place. I appreciate your vibe! I'm about to buzzz attention to myself though. :) I'm getting started in a new place, and I'm having trouble diagnosing my problem. I'm using a GH WaterFarm with GH nutes (strength: between that for seedlings and the general, mild solution). I topped off the 13 gallons I started with by adding 5 gallons of clear water I ran through a hiking filter (no nutes in the top-off). I've got four Rating: 5