OK, I must have really been tired, I never sleep till 4:15. Mark, certainly glad there is no hard feelings as I have truly enjoyed many of your posts. I started running the intex pump 24/7 to try getting rid of the very fine silt like dirt on the bottom from one of my other posts. I also used someones suggestion and put some pantyhose around the outlet when I vaccumed and haven't had any dirt laying on the bottom since. You guys might be right, I might have a slight algee problem since the filter doesn't really seem dirty when I when it starts slowing down.
I really wasn't trying to solve any water chemisty problem with this thread since I didn't think I had one (maybe I do). I was just trying to ask in my inept way (even worse when I'm tired) if I could hook up a real pump and filter to the intex fittings with out blowing them right off the side of the pool or causing the real pump undue stress trying to pump through the small fittings.
Let me try asking this in a slightly different way please. If I hooked up some efficent (to be determined with your help) 3/4hp pump to a 200 sq' or larger filter, would the fittings and hose be up to the task?
Again, thank you for your help and sorry for my smart @#$ first response, I really do love this forum and have found this to be the most friendly, hospitable group on the web.