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yes i think they do.

i know its ridiculous right? Maybe a pirate is what i need to keep em out! **** if i knew a salt water system would fix this i would get one. Maybe Leslie's or academy would have a good test kit? I know i have Dawn at my house. I'm willing to try almost anything.

Yes definitely going to try and get a taylor kit this weekend. PH was still at 7.8 so i added muriatic acid again last night. Looking so forward to getting the water right to keep these bugs out! Im so frustrated with this. Should I pick up some bleach and backing soda too and stop using the...

Can pick one of these up at walmart to test my CYA? http://www.walmart.com/ip/HTH-6-Way-Test-Kit/17043668

Oh ok. So the chlorine tablets are a no go? Can you tell me more about what chlorine bleach to use? I will read the Pool School section soon. Thanks. - - - Updated - - - Sry for the bad pics. I dont think they are ants tho. The swim like the backswimmers. When i scoop them up with the net...

Ok guys I snapped a couple of shots of these things. There are quite a few dead this morning because I added chlorine and algae guard. Here you go: Also, i checked the PH and it was about 7.8 this morning, so i added some more muriatic acid to lower it too. It seems that the chlorine doesn't...

Yes kind of like ants with two legs swimming. They are skinny and really small. My water looks perfect too. My pool is an Intex Vinyl ultra frame 22'. It is out in the yard at the moment so there's grass all around. I will try to get to Leslie's this weekend and get an analysis. Maybe I can...

No pic at the moment. They are really small and thin. Maybe those are the water boatman i read about. Not sure what CYA and FC is. sorry! Thanks again

Hey yall, I have a question about those little swimming bugs, i think they are called back swimmers. After i had my pool up for about 2 days, these things showed up. I called leslie's and they advised me to shock, lower ph with muriatic acid, and use black algae killer. I did this (except I...

Thanks everyone!

Hello guys! I am new to the pool crew. I just put up an Intex Ultra Frame 22' AGP. I need a better vacuum system than the garden hose thing. Do you know if this adapter will screw onto the intake side of the filter pump? I dont have the skimmer and i just want to hook up a vacuum to the...