Ahhhhh, the dreaded YJs. I get popped every year. My son's car was parked for a few weeks while he was in basic training. They made a nest in the wheel well of his car. I got popped while innocently washing his car. We have an understanding in our pool. Land on the water, drink-up, and mind your own business, and no one gets hurt.
You're gonna be one ugly woman!
All kidding aside, you need some Skill It! It’s an algaecide (no copper) but who cares about that. It’s real appeal is as a wasp killer! It changes the surface tension of the water, so they can’t perch on top. They sink, and they drown! I add a couple of ounces every other week, starting in March. I have killed hundreds of them, and I think they shared the news, because I see far fewer of them now.
A tablet floater, in Matt's pool?View attachment 158455
I think I found my Alpaca problem .... not sure the Dolphin is up to handling it though
CYA was low and I had trichlor tablets on hand....the extra acidity helps keep the pH in check while I'm slowly increasing my CYA and the extra chlorine keeps the FC higher than I normally run but still very swimmable. I do this every August because the heat and UV in June & July eats up my CYA. I lose ~ 15ppm/month which would be great if that was constant then I'd never have to worry about CYA build up. Usually by Sept my CYA is back up to 80ppm or so and it will stay nearly the same all winter long.
I assumed as much, kills 3 birds with one stone. My CYA is low as of my most recent test, pH is 8.... so instead of dumping jugs of chlorine and MA, I’m headed out to pick up some trichlor!
