Pink Slime [and its "friend" Whitewater Mould] is a new issue facing pool owners in the past 10-20 years. They are naturally occurring and are caused only by the lack of proper pool maintenance and water chemistry. In fact, even non-pool owners will struggle with pink mucus in the bathroom, kitchen and bathroom. Have you noticed the pink ring around the basin? That is pink mucus.

Let us define what pink mucus is. Pink mucus is a naturally occurring bacterium [a newly formed genus] from

Methylobacterium]. from

 Pink lime is not a form of algae, it is an animal rather than a vegetable. It is a pink or red pigment that forms a thick protective mucus coating that provides an exceptionally high level of protection for the organism. Pink mucilage consumes methanol [exhaust gas] and white water molds are often found. This organism is highly elastic, resistant to halogens [chlorine or bromine] and non-halogen disinfectants or fungicides, and can even maintain contamination.

Pink mucus in the swimming pool was originally published on Spring