Unidentified black pellets on sand bed.. please help.

[ELChingonsReef]

I have some pellets that look alot like brs ROX carbon.. I am running that exact carbon in my system now.. I have diatoms un this new 65 gallon reef. That's 6 months old. So I got a pencil urchin and a fee snails.. I came home from work and checked the tank like I always do and I noticed these black pellets all over the sand bed.. my first thought was my bag of carbon broke in my sump.. my heart sunk to my feet because I just got a very expensive gem tang I don't want harmed in any way. So I checked the media bag and it's fine.. what could it be.. please help

 

[PeterEde]

you got poop on your hands

 

[Chrisv.]

I do love a quick and painless resolution.

 

[ELChingonsReef]

It actually looks more like tiny mouse droppings but it's definitely not carbon.. carbon doesn't smear in your hands.. lol gross huh.. I washed my hands like 5 times already..hahaha. thanks everyone for responding and helping figure this out.. I probably should have stuck my hand in there and checked it out in the first place.. sorry.. I panicked..lol

 

[Chrisv.]

It actually looks more like tiny mouse droppings but it's definitely not carbon.. carbon doesn't smear in your hands.. lol gross huh.. I washed my hands like 5 times already..hahaha. thanks everyone for responding and helping figure this out.. I probably should have stuck my hand in there and checked it out in the first place.. sorry.. I panicked..lol

Totally legit question to post! You should see some of the "emergency" threads that end up on here. This actually had the potential to be an issue. All's well that ends well!

 

[LuizW13]

Lol.. this thread was funny