Reservoir Bugs...What the F.U.C.K. are they?!!

O.K., not sure what these little F.U.C.K.E.R.S. are for sure but I suspect they're thrips. They're floating on top of the water in the reservoir and barely visible to the naked eye, so I decided to make a microscope slide and see what they were.

Anyway, your thoughts on the matter would be most appreciated.

This is at 10x magnification:

springtails, they are a relatively harmless bug.

HidingInTheHaze said:

springtails, they are a relatively harmless bug.

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I think you're spot on bro. I just took a looksie at images online and they are pretty dead on.
It'd make sense as well because the ebb and flow setup with hydroton I have stays fairly moist. These bugs eat the products of that moisture: mold, fungus, etc....
They're probably keeping things in check and that's a good thing.

Thanks for the info. and heads up, I wasn't looking forward to another battle with some evil nonsense bug. These can hang as long as they're comfortable and on the clock working.