When the filtration is not on it mostly sinks to the bottom but some remains floating on the surface. SO, as of one week ago there looks like small piles of white particles in the deep end. It may be due to out of range TA, fill water high in calcium or even cheap chlorine shock or pucks that contain more filler material than average chemicals. Basically, I will check the pool and there are loads of these bits lying at the bottom of the pool underneath the 2 jets that are coming from the pump. Now we are having a problem with white flaky particles and cloudy water. Regularly cleaning and sanitizing your hot tub helps to keep strange things from happening, like seeing white flakes in your hot tub water. I thought i had gotten rid of it by constantly filtering my water for a few days and shocking it. Last summer I bought new cartridges for the filter. Flexible. The baracuda does not vacuum all the white stuff up. It is primarily a white substance that seems kinda flaky. 4 years old. I did check the salt cell recently and it was clean. Likely calcium. Recently, starting about 3 weeks ago, I started noticing white tiny flakes in my pool water. Noticed some white residue flecks, changed both filters, filled spa, still this white stuff. Attachments 0607111122.jpg (85.48 KiB) Viewed 22189 times. Very clean. It looks like the stuff that is built up on the blades in the past when I cleaned it. Settles on bottom range in size from specks to 1 to 2". Have backwashed, rinsed and cleaned the skimmer multiple times. The pool has been well shocked, however, this white stuff on top seems to be having a problem going throught the skimmer. This is what I call biofilm, It accumulates in the pipes of your spa typically due to poor filtration, poor regular circulation in the specific pipes or more commonly lack of sufficient oxidizer (non-chlorine or chlorine base shock treatments). On occasion, small white particles may be seen floating in filtered water. Yes I mean Pinch a Penny. When the filtration is not on it mostly sinks to the bottom but some remains floating on the surface. All has been well. However, to eliminate any possibility of side effects, make sure to patch test it first. These remedies for dry flaky skin on ears will remove the white flakes in the ear canal, heal and nourish the skin. ... we change each filter, we rinse and wash with bleach. Scale Problems In Saltwater Pools.