What is this in my filter sock bin??

[Electrobes]

So I have a 5G bucket for my dirty filter socks and while changing out some filter socks I spot this pink color on a lot of the socks in the bin (they are dirty socks).

This is the first time I am seeing this and the bucket smells like its sulphur splender that it usually is.

Anyone know what this is?

 

[ritter6788]

It's ripe for the picking. Time to harvest.

 

[Electrobes]

It's ripe for the picking. Time to harvest.

[emoji38]

 

[fuzzone99]

It's ripe for the picking. Time to harvest.

That's funny stuff.

I would say its algae of some variety.

 

[Shep]

Probably an algae or bacteria

 

[NanaReefer]

Add water & bleach!! It's what I do. Let em soak till you have enough of a load for the washing machine, then dump it all in. [emoji106]

 

[Electrobes]

Add water & bleach!! It's what I do. Let em soak till you have enough of a load for the washing machine, then dump it all in. [emoji106]

That's what I already do.. I wait till my months supply of socks are gone then I wash them all. I have just never seen this happen before.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I agree that it may be a cyanobacteria.

 

[psirex]

Cyano

 

[Electrobes]

I find this cool as I thought Cyano needed to be under water. That and I don't have a speck of it in my tank... Yet! [emoji38]

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The wet cloth with organic matter on it will likely have enough water for cyano.