Skimmer waste

[rhorn67]

Hi - Over the past week the liquid in my skimmer has changed from the typical brown to a pinkish color. The only change that I can think of is using about a gallon of salt water that was leftover from a water change that I performed about 3 weeks ago to replace the same amount I pulled out when bagging up some frags to take to lfs. Everything else in the tank is normal.

Could this be the issue? something else?

Thank you

 

[Brew12]

#Reefsquad

Haven't seen that! Nicest looking skimmate I have ever seen!

 

[ReeferBee]

Taste test

 

[Areseebee]

Does it still smell like Satan's jockstrap?

 

[4FordFamily]

Wow I've never heard of or seen that before. Do you have cyano bacteria it could be removing?

 

[rhorn67]

#Reefsquad

Haven't seen that! Nicest looking skimmate I have ever seen!

I know right! So strange.

 

[Dalton Hunter]

Does it still smell like Satan's jockstrap?

Never thought of it as smelling like that but definitely 110% accurate

 

[rhorn67]

Taste test

I did last week when I noticed it but will retest today.

 

[rhorn67]

Wow I've never heard of or seen that before. Do you have cyano bacteria it could be removing?

Negative on cyano visually in the tank. Maybe catching it before it can take hold?

 

[4FordFamily]

Negative on cyano visually in the tank. Maybe catching it before it can take hold?

I'm lost otherwise!

 

[Syntax1235]

Looks like bacteria

 

[ReeferBee]

Have you dosed anything recently?

 

[Sabellafella]

Does it still smell like Satan's jockstrap?

Lolol oh man, had a good laugh off that one..

 

[Sabellafella]

Hi - Over the past week the liquid in my skimmer has changed from the typical brown to a pinkish color. The only change that I can think of is using about a gallon of salt water that was leftover from a water change that I performed about 3 weeks ago to replace the same amount I pulled out when bagging up some frags to take to lfs. Everything else in the tank is normal.

Could this be the issue? something else?

Thank you

Do you dose any potassium, or use any red type of pellet/flake foods?

 

[atoll]

Have you been drinking too much red wine near your tank? (hmmm can you drink too much red wine even)

 

[ahiggins]

#Reefsquad

Haven't seen that! Nicest looking skimmate I have ever seen!

Hahahaha me either!

 

[rhorn67]

You guys are killing me lol ;) Negative on dosing the tank with anything outside of the normal kalk drip.

 

[ahiggins]

Any new editions lately frag plugs or coral?

 

[rhorn67]

Any new editions lately frag plugs or coral?

No additions. Been fragging and removing some stuff as my corals are growing like crazy. That's what is so frustrating as I have changed nothing other than using that gallon of water that was mixed 3 weeks ago.

 

[ahiggins]

That's so weird lol but if it's not affecting anything I wouldn't worry about it.