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if in wisconsin, i would say it was from night crawler worms

oooops, sorry

i would suggest starting a new thread with new situation at hand, i think you will get more "traffic" to your inquiry

i dont really have anything to add, but i am curious how it turns out. To isolate the skimmer, did you turn pump off, then add dye to the area to see if there was movement???

i have these, work great for me. Amazing how much they catch https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0725QKTTX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Definitely makes all the TFP poolcare worth it!!! :cool::cool::cool::cheers::snorkle::swim::paddle:

a perfect refreshing wisconsin 79 degrees???

me likey:cool:(y)

here is an interesting link i found https://uwm.edu/field-station/super-springtails/

wow, thanks!!! Thats them. Thinking back, i think the morning i found them was after the kids left the pool light on. i thought it was a small oil slick, but when i touched it, they sprung up my hand. very creppy, but glad to see harmless

looks exactly like what i found in my pool after heavy rain couple days ago. never seen em before. I figured they came out of the overhanging tree branch but not sure. No other water sources near by. My FChasnt gone below 5 with CYA of 40, and no CC. i turned my skimmers/pump up and sucked em in...

welcome and good luck from WI.. you have definitely come to the right place for trustworthy knowledge:cool::cool::cool:

i would think that would work, as long as its big enough not to get sucked in/stuck in intake tube

:Dnow thats a TFP pool!!! :cheers:

i put mine in fairly loosely but fill the skimmer basket full. i keep pump running 2200-2600 when filtering so the poly essentially gets pulled down into the skimmer. could be problematic if your basket not fitting right. you could try the return type filter, or run a separate sump type pump and...

iam struggling with the same. I tried the metal magic after the AA and also getting recurrent staining. pH never above 7.2. If you are concerned about the poly in the skimmers, you can try the bouffant style surgical hats and place the poly in that

it sounds like you are on the right track. Its a constant battle with high iron wel water. Filter the well water best you can will help alot. i didnt have much luck with the hose end filter as it seemed to let alot of iron through. Have had better luck with my home made set up using 1 micron...

i will give my best efforts :cool:

I agree with "joyful noise" on checking the sand filter. i found mine was full of "rust: (have owned house/pool 2 years now) could literally see the brown particles come out the returns after backwashing etc. T he sand filter deep cleaning process discussed in TFP was quite easy and removed an...

i feel your pain, i deal with very high well water iron. i have had best luck with pulling stuffing out of the cheapest wallyworld pillows and running pool water through a bucket layered with paper towels, stuffing, and cotton towels. i also use a home made slime bag with 1 micron biodiesel...

have you checked behind the pool light?

is there any chance "something" is lurking in the deep end bottoms? i.e. leaves, pine needles , night crawlers. I had similar problem opening last spring. when i could finally see bottom, there was a lot of crud. took a lot of stirring it up with the brush to get things moving through the filter.

i'm not sure if this is a gadget, but using bouffant style surgical hats as a "pre" filter in my skimmer basket catches an amazing amount of debris before it gets to the sand filter. And very easy disposal

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