Quote Originally Posted by blessedbeingmom View Post
We already have found a few of what we think are water boatmen in our water (hoping they aren't biting backswimmers).

Me too, 'cause those things HURT!!

Shocking the pool will help take care of all of those things...the backswimmers/waterboatmen will withstand the higher chlorine better than the springtails and algae, but by killing the algae you will kill off their food source.

Janet