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    Feeling lost with a green disgusting pool and eager kids

    Thanks! It never occurred to me that it could be a problem with the acid.. The CYA was from two containers bought on the same day. I need to buy more, so I will try a different brand and see if that helps. - - - Updated - - - I will check on the FC after 10 minutes. Thanks for the suggestion!
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    Feeling lost with a green disgusting pool and eager kids

    Thanks so much for the reply. We have been consistently adding CYA for about 6 days (in a sock in the skimmer) and it still doesn't seem to be sticking. We started the SLAM Thursday night. I was hoping it would be less green and more grey by now! How long does the SLAM process typically...
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    Feeling lost with a green disgusting pool and eager kids

    Our pool began giving us trouble last fall. We ran out of decent weather and it was closed without ever truly fixing the problem. This spring it was bright green and had some leaves in it. We have been trying unsuccessfully to correct the problem. We spent all of the beautiful weather last...