Teeny Tiny Bugs, almost microscopic tannish brown clumps on water surface.

[gregjobs]

I was getting what looked like pollen / clumps on the surface at the edges. I've seen some other posts that said they were either thrips or springtails.

Pool chemistry for chlorine is solid, everything else is a little off here and there, but nothing crazy.

I started putting in a cup of dish soap, didn't work.
I put in skimmer socks, now I'm catching hundreds / thousands a day in the socks and nothing on the surface. I put in new socks daily, and once again overnight it fills up with these super tiny things.

I cannot zoom in anymore put they're the size of a pinpoint, not exaggerating, they're that small.

Thoughts? Next steps?

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Look up springtails. They are harmless but annoying.

 

[gregjobs]

Look up springtails. They are harmless but annoying.

I did. I'm sad. Time to fill in the pool.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

That seems a bit drastic but I understand. Wait them out a bit, they will probably disappear. If you've had a significant amount of rain recently, they may have been washed in from the surrounding landscape. If you haven't had them before it may just be an isolated infestation.

 

[gregjobs]

Never had them before but it has been raining a lot. I'm going to add DE to the surrounding sod. My wife keeps insisting I shock the pool ever 2-3 weeks, I haven't. FC is always around 6.5.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

FC level will do little to prevent them. They do drown in the pool. You're doing the right thing by using a skimmer sock to filter them out.

 

[gregjobs]

Sigh, pool water is clear, filter socks however...