Water clear but a film with debris visible at surface

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NjPool84

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Jun 9, 2017
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Hackettstown, NJ
Hi,

So my chem levels are pretty balanced. I maintain the pool pretty well.

Water is crystal clear.

However, when I look at the surface of the water on an angle with the sun shining on it, I see 'see through film with tiny white/grey/translucent..."debris" floating. I cant really describe it. Its not foam or anything...water is clear. Its just a translucent film with little particles or something in it.

Ive tried running the filter over night and I think at one point it ran for about 36-40 hours straight. It might have reduced this stuff a little bit.

Its hardly noticeable unless you are looking really hard for it, which I always do :). Unable to pick it up with a standard pole skimmer.


Any ideas?
 
drharris said:
Pollen? Oils? Some kind of surfactant from a liner or chemical used?

I sometimes use the hairnets (or a cotton shirt might work) popular around here around my skimmer net and it does a good job. If it's oils from something like sunscreen, one of these does a good job of picking it up: https://www.amazon.com/Rola-Chem-Scumbug-Oil-Absorbing-Sponge/dp/B003ZJZ8N2.
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Honestly, the pool hasn't gotten a ton of use (not since last sunday).

Maybe pollen but I think we are beyond the heavy part of the pollen season. but youre saying a cotton t-shirt would work? Just some how attach it to the skimmer poll and move it around the pool as if I were skimming?
 
cesmode said:
Honestly, the pool hasn't gotten a ton of use (not since last sunday).

Maybe pollen but I think we are beyond the heavy part of the pollen season. but youre saying a cotton t-shirt would work? Just some how attach it to the skimmer poll and move it around the pool as if I were skimming?
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Wrap it around the existing skimmer net and use something to fasten it to where it doesn't fall off. It won't work for everything, but cotton seems to do a good job at picking up stuff a skimmer net won't. The suggestion of a silt leaf net would be good too.

And don't discount the scumbug; I tend to get lots of microscopic surface debris but those things seem to do a great job at keeping it clearer. (and giving spiders a nice landing platform, unfortunately).
 
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