And so Ive searched hear for similar questions but not much i found offering a truly solid answer (at least not that Ive found)
Above ground 18x33 oval.
opened this past week ago.
2 speed cartridge filter runs on low 24/7 as intended and is what I always have done
PH currently barely 7.2 but just boosted via Borax addition so that should come up
the ph was better prior to the heavy rain storms we had this past week on a couple occasions.
Alk was about 70 when I opened but upped it via baking soda and now at 100
CYA was at 25 now at about 35 or maybe 40
I keep FC at about 5 and I often cheat a tad higher though occasionally currently when checking (daily) Im having to add from about 2.5 or3 to get it back up to 5
I have 0 combined chl.
All seems great and water is crystal clear.
EXCPEPT....... the smallest almost clear particles floating on surface that can be seen when surface is non disturbed and the especially when sun glare hits it from a certain angle.
It's bothering me and is something Ive always seen but never at allquite this badly. It was also there prior to the rains so I dont feel the rains caused it. The particles do not clump together to form any kind of patch nor bloom of any sort. They simply float on the surface individually. You likely would never notice unless you catch it at the right angle and while surface is calm. But there are a whole lot of this . Too small for the manual skimmer to pick up as for what I can tell.
I do have a lot of trees around my yard and always battling debris in my pool. Constantly cleaning it. I have a solar cover which does likely prevent truly good automatic skimming of the surface.
Today I gave a good thorough cleaning and manual skimming etc. I just cant seem to look past these almost dust-like particles (though they are almost clear color in nature. Not green nor yellow and definitely not clumping nor forming and tissue like appearance or anything. But they do simply make the pool surface (when noticeable) to be unattractive.
I thought perhaps pollen but that from what i gather pollen is not clear but is often greenish or yellowish. they are not white like paint looking or anything like that either. It just doent seem to match anything as far as what I read in terms of an algae or bacteria. In ne sense I suppose thats good but then what the heck is it?
What is this stuff? Is it alive? is it dead? is it nothing that was ever a living thing to begin with? is it just dust or debri? Why was it never as dominant a thing in the past to this degree?
I left my solar cover off all day while cleaning and also many hours more so as to try to let the filter draw this stuff in. I even placed a surface float (noodle) at the skimmer so as to try to direct as much as i can into the skimmer and of course the filter.
I feel like its a loosing battle. Perhaps it will all slowly improve but i do worry if it should decide to bloom into something real bad.
Above ground 18x33 oval.
opened this past week ago.
2 speed cartridge filter runs on low 24/7 as intended and is what I always have done
PH currently barely 7.2 but just boosted via Borax addition so that should come up
the ph was better prior to the heavy rain storms we had this past week on a couple occasions.
Alk was about 70 when I opened but upped it via baking soda and now at 100
CYA was at 25 now at about 35 or maybe 40
I keep FC at about 5 and I often cheat a tad higher though occasionally currently when checking (daily) Im having to add from about 2.5 or3 to get it back up to 5
I have 0 combined chl.
All seems great and water is crystal clear.
EXCPEPT....... the smallest almost clear particles floating on surface that can be seen when surface is non disturbed and the especially when sun glare hits it from a certain angle.
It's bothering me and is something Ive always seen but never at allquite this badly. It was also there prior to the rains so I dont feel the rains caused it. The particles do not clump together to form any kind of patch nor bloom of any sort. They simply float on the surface individually. You likely would never notice unless you catch it at the right angle and while surface is calm. But there are a whole lot of this . Too small for the manual skimmer to pick up as for what I can tell.
I do have a lot of trees around my yard and always battling debris in my pool. Constantly cleaning it. I have a solar cover which does likely prevent truly good automatic skimming of the surface.
Today I gave a good thorough cleaning and manual skimming etc. I just cant seem to look past these almost dust-like particles (though they are almost clear color in nature. Not green nor yellow and definitely not clumping nor forming and tissue like appearance or anything. But they do simply make the pool surface (when noticeable) to be unattractive.
I thought perhaps pollen but that from what i gather pollen is not clear but is often greenish or yellowish. they are not white like paint looking or anything like that either. It just doent seem to match anything as far as what I read in terms of an algae or bacteria. In ne sense I suppose thats good but then what the heck is it?
What is this stuff? Is it alive? is it dead? is it nothing that was ever a living thing to begin with? is it just dust or debri? Why was it never as dominant a thing in the past to this degree?
I left my solar cover off all day while cleaning and also many hours more so as to try to let the filter draw this stuff in. I even placed a surface float (noodle) at the skimmer so as to try to direct as much as i can into the skimmer and of course the filter.
I feel like its a loosing battle. Perhaps it will all slowly improve but i do worry if it should decide to bloom into something real bad.
