Frogs And Our Pool
by Carol
This year though I've noticed that frogs are dying in our pool not the skimmers. They are just laying on the bottom. Is there something I'm doing wrong to the water when I add the chemicals to cause this? Would Metal Out be causing this? Metal Out is the only new chemical I've added this year. Otherwise it's all the same. We have a salt generator so we don't even add chlorine. It concerns me that they are dying from the water and now we're swimming in it. Thanks for the question Carol First, I'd like to have your complete chemical readings: Chlorine, CYA (cyanuric acid/stabilizer), pH, Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness, and Metals (iron and copper). It makes troubleshooting much easier and the process of clearing up your pool will go much faster. You can get this done at your local pool store. Without these numbers I'm just guessing at what the problem is. Unfortunately I'm not an expert on frogs. Although I've scooped out thousands of dead animals from my customer's pools since I started in 1999, I've never taken the time to research how chemicals react to certain animals. They were just there, either on top of the water, on the bottom, or in the skimmer. A metal sequestrant does not remove metal from pool water. It holds it in solution until it can get filtered. Then you backwash the metal out. Because metal sequestrants break down over time and get filtered and backwashed out, you need to weekly dose your pool if you have high iron and copper. Metal sequestrants that are based on HEDP, phosphonic acid or something similar are the most effective. Jack's Magic Blue, Purple, and Pink Pink Stuff, Metal Magic, Metal Free, & Metal Klear are very good. Many people that have a high iron/copper issue with their water can use the above products with little to no ill effect. Just be sure you actually need a metal sequestrant and aren't wasting your money. It might be the slightly high salt level as well. It's pretty hard to say what's causing the frogs to die when they hit the water without a toxicological report. But again, if the pool is well balanced there shouldn't be any concerns. Getting me the chemical numbers would help. Hope this helps and have a great Summer. Robert
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