I owned two different homes with pools in Pensacola and we didn't even have bird cages. Never had any problem and maintained them myself. Get a barrel of raw chlorine and throw in a couple of cups into the water and shock the pool. You should do that every spring anyway. Get an automated chlorinater if there isn't one already installed on your filter. It will looks something like this.
Then buy a bucket of chlorine tablets and keep it filled. Buy a test kit, you probably got one with the pool. Backwash your pool filter once a week. Check the skimmer baskets everyday. You can buy a Kreepy Krawler if need for the walls and bottom. Cancel your service with T&D and save money.