So with my sample size of exactly *1*, I found that anything fresh that fell in the pool was fine and did not affect the chemistry. Even the brown/dead leaves in the fall, had not started to decay yet, and as long as they came out within a day or two, the chemistry didn't care. Fresh green leaves/branches that fell in storms would have lasted much longer.Can anyone explain to me how catkins, leaves, acorns, pine cones, grass clippings, mulch, or any other type of flora falling in your pool can cause algae or a ‘cloudy’ pool? I
Now, if an already rotting branch fell, well that was full of organics already. Or any of the flowers that are brown, mushy and wilted. In the case of those, I had an IC60 and 35k gallons to absorb it nicely.
Pollen was of no chemistry harm but was so fine that it made the water lightly cloudy / milky. Not nearly as bad as the back half of a SLAM, but a medium haze.