Recent content by Canesnphins

Well, I tested the water again this morning and here are the numbers. FC 20 CC 6 PH 7.5 TA 120 CYA 25 The water is a cloudy green still. I'm hoping that I'm still on the right track. I've got friends that are telling me to flock it. I'm resisting though.

The pool has turned a yellowish green color and gets very cloudy when we brush the sides, etc. We definitely still have algae though.

Well, it's been three weeks now. We have gotten all the trash out that we can and have been running the pump 24/7. We have kept the FC levels at 12 or higher by adding bleach about twice a day. However, now it looks like we have mustard algae. So, we bumper the FC even higher now. I still have a...

I was hoping to achieve a 20 CYA. With a 20 CYA, it wouldn't take as much chlorine to get to shock level.

Hey guys! Well, I posted something in the pump forum because I thought my pump was going bad. Well, y'all were right it's just nasty. So, about my adventure. We recently bought a house with a green pool. We have found out that the pool has been this way for two years. We are steadily getting...

Thanks for the replies guys! Well, I've ordered a test kit. I do have the results from the pool store. CYA-0, TC-7.5, FC-0, pH- <6.2. Obviously, I need to add stabilizer. Thanks for any help going forward.

Hey guys! Newbie here! I have just purchased a house with an inground pool. The pool has set idle for two years, so it's nasty. We took a water sample to the pool store to see where I should start. Well, anyway we have added chemicals and scooped up leaves for over a week now. The pool store...