So this morning I came out to test the pool to discover a ton of these little bugs hugging my vac hose and the walls of the pool (oddly not the attached spa). I've never seen them before but after a quick Google search, I believe they are boatman.
Are these present because algae or some other microorganisms are starting to appear? I test everyday and never have any CC. Although this morning my FC level was lower than normal, 3.8, and below the min for my CYA (~55). But my CC was still 0. Water still looks very clear.
Aside from the slightly low FC, the only thing that's a little different is that for the past couple days I've been working on slowly lowering TA to 70 in preparation for adding borates. So I've been adding acid to drop it to 7.0-7.2 and then running my spa jets with the pool spillover enabled in order to provide aeration to raise it back up. It's at 7.4 this morning and TA is 70.
Next question is, what should I do to get rid of them? Just get my FC back up? Or do I need to shock (which I've never had to do yet).
Are these present because algae or some other microorganisms are starting to appear? I test everyday and never have any CC. Although this morning my FC level was lower than normal, 3.8, and below the min for my CYA (~55). But my CC was still 0. Water still looks very clear.
Aside from the slightly low FC, the only thing that's a little different is that for the past couple days I've been working on slowly lowering TA to 70 in preparation for adding borates. So I've been adding acid to drop it to 7.0-7.2 and then running my spa jets with the pool spillover enabled in order to provide aeration to raise it back up. It's at 7.4 this morning and TA is 70.
Next question is, what should I do to get rid of them? Just get my FC back up? Or do I need to shock (which I've never had to do yet).
