"white fibrous" and "pollen" are sort of contradiction in terms. (I'm sort of a amateur naturalist, and also have to be up on this stuff as a Scoutmaster).

I'm guessing you may be talking about cotton wood seeds and sails, like this:
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Cottonwood is not super common in Florida, but that doesn't mean you don't have some in your neighborhood. Here's a page that might help you determine if that's the case: http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_cottonwood.htm

If your fibers are NOT cottonwood, it would probably help if you can figure out what they ARE from -- it might, or might not matter.

More generally, the sort of filter socks Marie describes will help keep such fibers out of your filter. They are available from Amazon:
Poolmaster 16242 Poolmaster Skimmer Basket Liner for about $6 for a package of 5. 2 day shipping is 'free' if you have Amazon Prime. (I have it personally -- it's a great deal IF you use Amazon a lot.) This link goes to a hi-res picture of the sox: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1500_.jpg

Regarding filter cleaning, here's the WaterCo manual: http://www.waterco.com.au/downloads/...dge_manual.pdf , but their instructions just say to clean with a hose.

I'm not sure what's happened to your cartridge, but I can assure you it is NOT normal to clean daily. Are your cartridge pleats stuck together as they are in this picture?


Let me know -- I think I can recruit some product people to help, if you need it. But, we need to eliminate the basics, first. One caution: there are some very low grade filter cartridges being sold online and locally. If your cartridge does not have "Unicel" or "Filbur" molded into the plastic ends, and was not a Waterco OEM cartridge -- part of your problem may simply be product that was junk before it left the factory!