UGH!!! My pool is infested ...

[JoyfulNoise]

It started out with small patch of pink flamingo and I was ok with that because I was keeping my levels right where the pool store told me to and I gave it a good brushing....then all of sudden it turned into a pack of llamas!?!?! I used my test strips and all the colors say "OK" .... what can I do?? Should I use some floc?? The pool store suggested I use a product call "Alpaca Annihilator Plus" which is specially designed for salt water pools, but I'm a little hesitant...it's like $50 for an 8oz bottle....

What would you do?? Maybe I should just drain the pool and start over.....

TIA

 

[Rich D]

OMG... It is the start of another pandemic.. It is already on the east coast as well..

 

[JamesW]

It’s unicorns. There’s only one way known to catch them. It was first described by da Vinci.

The unicorn, through its intemperance and not knowing how to control itself, for the love it bears to fair maidens forgets its ferocity and wildness; and laying aside all fear it will go up to a seated damsel and go to sleep in her lap, and thus the hunters take it. - Leonardo da Vinci

They must be brought to Scotland and released into the forest. If they are released anywhere else, they will come back tenfold.

 

[Rich D]

I don't think the Alpaca Annihilator Plus will work. These seem to be unicorns....

 

[Rich D]

They must be brought to Scotland and released into the forest. If they are released anywhere else, they will come back tenfold.

Oh no... It is worse than I thought..

 

[Mdragger88]

I have been having a similar issue- maybe my filter is to blame??? May try some blue stuff - if that doesn’t work then i’ll try the green...

 

[Rich D]

I have been having a similar issue- maybe my filter is to blame??? May try some blue stuff - if that doesn’t work then i’ll try the green...View attachment 158453

Damm... They are already mutating.. Much bigger and now 2 horns...

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I think I found my Alpaca problem .... not sure the Dolphin is up to handling it though

 

[Mdragger88]

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I think I found my Alpaca problem .... not sure the Dolphin is up to handling it though

I think its the heat - i heard they only multiply when the water temp is over 85.
I think Weekly doses of A.A.+ Supreme are the only solution but it’s pricey. I think its just something you have to live with when you have a pool.

 

[HeyEng]

It's readily apparent that ALL of you need to immediately have a UV system installed. I expect you to spend NO LESS than $2,000 for said 'miracle.'

 

[Katodude]

Its contagious and a disaster. This is how the pandemic started with us.

 

[Mdragger88]

I was doing some surfing & discovered we’re not alone in our plight

 

[JJ_Tex]

I saw a few llama recipes on the 2020 BBQ, smoking and grilling thread.

 

[zea3]

You can't filter them out, and they are quite impossible to kill. You need to lure them out. Here's what you do.

1. Calculate the distance to the nearest patch of woods.
2. Buy 100lbs of glitter per mile of distance to said patch of woods.
3. Contact local concrete distributor and ask for the cost of enough redi-mixed concrete to form a path 12" wide and X miles long to reach said patch of woods. The path must be straight and travel over any obsticals in its way. Unicorns and Llamas are easily confused and cannot navigate turns. Further specify that they must mix in 100 lbs of glitter per mile of pathway.
4. Contact 2nd local concrete distributor after 1st one curses you out and hangs up.
5. Continue to Google concrete distributors until you locate one with experience in unicorn and llama removal.
6. Contact local hardware store and ask how many bags of quick crete are needed to form said path, and calculate the benefits of purchasing vs renting electric concrete mixer.
7. Apply for unicorn and llama removal permit from local civic authorities. Your path will probably cross through several. If they put you off do not take no for an answer. They like to keep these secret due to the amount of complaints they receive when one is issued. Every local civic authority has these permits and they are required for you to build your path on public and private property. Alert the media to the injustice if they continue to refuse. Once you have your permits, flash them at the angry property owner as you continue to build your path through their ill-placed living room.
8. Remember to haul sufficient raw timber (as in freshly felled trees) and rope needed to build bridges over any body of water encountered on the path. This includes lakes, ponds, pools, hot tubs, and toilets. You must use whole trees for bridge construction, so be sure to include a few small ones for the toilets. Continue laying your path on the newly completed bridge. Failure to bridge these bodies of water will cause the unicorns and llamas to reverse direction and hoof it back to your place.
9. This step is very important. You must disguise yourself as a beautiful medieval maiden. You will need a convincing costume, including sparkly high heels, wig, and full make-up. You will need to aquire additional glitter to toss while you lead the unicorns and llamas down the path. You will also need to disguise your wagon full of trees or the beasts will become suspicious. Small dog costumes work well. Leap gracefully down the path and sing "Tra-la-la" in beautiful operatic soprano as you toss glitter high into the air and haul your wagon on a rhinestone leash.
10. This step is critical to your success. You must have a troop of bagpipers playing in the woods to greet the beasts when they arrive to convince them they are indeed in Scotland. Failure of this step will doom the entire project. Plan ahead and be warned that they will not be convinced by scratchy recordings of "Danny Boy".

 

[JoyfulNoise]

You can't filter them out, and they are quite impossible to kill. You need to lure them out. Here's what you do.

1. Calculate the distance to the nearest patch of woods.
2. Buy 100lbs of glitter per mile of distance to said patch of woods.
3. Contact local concrete distributor and ask for the cost of enough redi-mixed concrete to form a path 12" wide and X miles long to reach said patch of woods. The path must be straight and travel over any obsticals in its way. Unicorns and Llamas are easily confused and cannot navigate turns. Further specify that they must mix in 100 lbs of glitter per mile of pathway.
4. Contact 2nd local concrete distributor after 1st one curses you out and hangs up.
5. Continue to Google concrete distributors until you locate one with experience in unicorn and llama removal.
6. Contact local hardware store and ask how many bags of quick crete are needed to form said path, and calculate the benefits of purchasing vs renting electric concrete mixer.
7. Apply for unicorn and llama removal permit from local civic authorities. Your path will probably cross through several. If they put you off do not take no for an answer. They like to keep these secret due to the amount of complaints they receive when one is issued. Every local civic authority has these permits and they are required for you to build your path on public and private property. Alert the media to the injustice if they continue to refuse. Once you have your permits, flash them at the angry property owner as you continue to build your path through their ill-placed living room.
8. Remember to haul sufficient raw timber (as in freshly felled trees) and rope needed to build bridges over any body of water encountered on the path. This includes lakes, ponds, pools, hot tubs, and toilets. You must use whole trees for bridge construction, so be sure to include a few small ones for the toilets. Continue laying your path on the newly completed bridge. Failure to bridge these bodies of water will cause the unicorns and llamas to reverse direction and hoof it back to your place.
9. This step is very important. You must disguise yourself as a beautiful medieval maiden. You will need a convincing costume, including sparkly high heels, wig, and full make-up. You will need to aquire additional glitter to toss while you lead the unicorns and llamas down the path. You will also need to disguise your wagon full of trees or the beasts will become suspicious. Small dog costumes work well. Leap gracefully down the path and sing "Tra-la-la" in beautiful operatic soprano as you toss glitter high into the air and haul your wagon on a rhinestone leash.
10. This step is critical to your success. You must have a troop of bagpipers playing in the woods to great the beasts when they arrive to convince them they are indeed in Scotland. Failure of this step will doom the entire project. Plan ahead and be warned that they will not be convinced by scratchy recordings of "Danny Boy".

SOLID PLAN!!

I’ll work on the maiden costume while searching for commercial glitter suppliers ...

 

[markayash]

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It started out with small patch of pink flamingo and I was ok with that because I was keeping my levels right where the pool store told me to and I gave it a good brushing....then all of sudden it turned into a pack of llamas!?!?! I used my test strips and all the colors say "OK" .... what can I do?? Should I use some floc?? The pool store suggested I use a product call "Alpaca Annihilator Plus" which is specially designed for salt water pools, but I'm a little hesitant...it's like $50 for an 8oz bottle....

What would you do?? Maybe I should just drain the pool and start over.....

TIA

You need 10 pounds of Power shock and pink-out for the last one..Thats $150 for today

 

[RMcGirr83]

No offense but y'all, right @Texas Splash , suck

 

[DJFaninTN]

Copper is the answer you seek!

 

[JamesW]

Note that unicorns are covered under the endangered species act. So, they can't have an "accident" and end up at the bottom of the pool like what might happen to say a ground squirrel.

They cannot be made to move. They must move of their own volition.

The glitter should be glow in the dark glitter so that the unicorns can follow the path at midnight on a full moon.

You can get glow-in-the-dark glitter at the local exotic dancer supply warehouse.

 

[mguzzy]

So I hear Tom Cruise has a special way with unicorns.. maybe we can get him to get them outta your pool.. You'll have to deal with Lord of Darkness for a bit, but what's a little black algae when your trying to keep those mono horned pests from bifurcating in your spa!