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I am using 8.25% bleach (Target Up&Up brand low-splash concentrated for $3/gallon). I wasn't able to find stronger. Do you have a recommendation for where I can find a higher concentrate? I don't know the exact volume because the pool is oddly shaped and we recently purchased the home without...

Yes, I am still using the tabs with trichlor...should I stop? I think that I need to increase the CYA a little since its currently under 30...what is the best way that I do this? Is there still be algae if I don't see any and the water was clear with only minor spots before starting? Seems odd...

Hi! First time SLAMing and I don't think its working. The FC seems to be dropping more overnight and the effectiveness of the bleach seems to be less as well. Water is still clear with maybe a couple very faint algae spots only but won't hold chlorine. Any advice? Pool: 20,000 gallons...

I'm not sure that this is working. We seem to be dropping more overnight and the effectiveness of the bleach seems to be less as well. Here's an update on my progress... Any tips on what I'm doing wrong? I'm trying to test/add as much as possible but I have a newborn baby and a husband who...

Thanks. So, just to clarify, I keep adding liquid bleach and testing/adding every two hours to stay at FC 12-14 ppm ... how long do I do this for? I'm unclear about when the SLAM ends...If the FC levels tonight don't drop and the CC is less than 0.5 then I just stop the SLAM process then or no...

Hi! I am a newish pool owner (the pool is old but new to us) and this forum has been so helpful so I'm back for more advice. We are having trouble holding ANY chlorine in our pool so based on some things I've been advised on here we decided to SLAM. We started the SLAM yesterday but I have some...

Hi! I just found this forum and it looks so helpful! We are trying to figure out this pool ourselves but we might hire a service if needed. We just bought the house last month so please bare with my lack of knowledge about the pool, or about pools in general. Here's what I do know: - Location...