Hey everyone! Wanted to reach out for some advice/ comments on my current process. I am a new pool owner 3 weeks in! Pool was stagnant for a few months prior to moving in (a lot of issues with closing but they cancelled all their maintenance services at original date). We moved in with a swamp in the back yard.
After using the pool stores advice for 2 weeks, I decided to reach out online. I got tons of helpful advice but everyone directs me to TFP so I finally decided to try here for a progress review/advice.
I have a 35,000 gal gunite chlorine pool with sand filter. It’s currently sitting at 10.5 FC, .5 CC, and 0 CYA (using k-2006). I’ve been running pump 24/7, and back flushing filter every morning. There is a pretty bad black algae invasion that I just started scrubbing with a stainless brush (against the pool stores opinion). One day after it’s definitely cleared up some, maybe 5-10%, primarily on the walls as the floor seems more difficult to scrub. I am trying to maintain 12 FC just to kill the algae but I am not sure if that’s the right thing to do. Any guidance is greatly appreciated! Also is it safe for me to swim in to scrub the floors better? Thank you all!
After using the pool stores advice for 2 weeks, I decided to reach out online. I got tons of helpful advice but everyone directs me to TFP so I finally decided to try here for a progress review/advice.
I have a 35,000 gal gunite chlorine pool with sand filter. It’s currently sitting at 10.5 FC, .5 CC, and 0 CYA (using k-2006). I’ve been running pump 24/7, and back flushing filter every morning. There is a pretty bad black algae invasion that I just started scrubbing with a stainless brush (against the pool stores opinion). One day after it’s definitely cleared up some, maybe 5-10%, primarily on the walls as the floor seems more difficult to scrub. I am trying to maintain 12 FC just to kill the algae but I am not sure if that’s the right thing to do. Any guidance is greatly appreciated! Also is it safe for me to swim in to scrub the floors better? Thank you all!