Recent content by Fox137

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Good luck and get ready to exercise some patience! My pool was really dark green / black when I started and by following the guides and advice here my pool is now clear and balanced! (It did take 3.5 weeks though) My setup is the same as yours and approximately the same size.. Just to give you...

great progress! I just concluded my SLAM after 20 days.. so you can do it!

Nice gauge! Now, that you have a working gauge, don't forget to backwash + Rinse when your pressure goes up by approx 25%!

The 2 most popular are the TF-100 or the Taylor K-2006.. you can purchase them from TF Test Kits (See link on zea3's signature above)

http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-9265-Magneticstirrer-Speedstir-Start-Uppack/dp/B004BGPC5W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

From one semi newbie to another newbie, welcome!! I can't comment on the install of your sand filter.. as I just went from a Sand Filter to a DE filter.. The reason your DE filter wasn't holding pressure is probably due to your water being so dirty and the filter getting clogged up.. I...

My CYA has been holding steady at 40 PPM.. I have been testing it almost daily.. but since I've gotten the DE filter, i've had to backwash/vacuum to waste less than with my old sand filter so it's holding a bit more steady. I have to admit that i'm still not 100% confident in my ability to do...

Back for another update! I bought myself a DE filter on sunday, and the last few days, i've seen dramatic improvements in the clarity + color of the pool.... maybe I had a bad / inneficcient sand filter? CC is now fluctuating between 0 and a tiny bit over 0 I'm still SLAMing.. so I still try...

Just to offer you some more encouragement... Today (3 weeks from when I started my SLAM) i'm finally able to see the bottom of my pool.. the water is blue, and I believe i'm just a day or 2 away from finishing my SLAM... My pool started out looking exactly like yours did...

I have the aqua check strips as well as the Taylor K-2006 kit. The readings on them strips for FC do not go above 10ppm... and even under 10ppm, it's a "best guess" I also found the reading for the CYA (which you will need to know) on the test strips to be not very accurate, they were reading...

Unfortunately my water is still not clear... But I started with a monster.. I'm trying my best like you and trying to have as much patience as I can.. I feel like I'm getting close though. Based on others feedback on the forum - no two situations are alike.. So if you stay on top of it, you...

I'm going through the same process as you are right now... my pool started a lot greener than yours and it's a cloudy blue right now (2+ weeks of SLAM). You are def on the right track. Good luck!

Thanks for the encouragement.. I will keep trucking ahead! here are my latest readings FC: 17.5 (just added chlorine back to SLAM level) CC: 1.0 ALK: 100ppm PH: 7.3 Calcium : Did not test I have noticed that my CC has been coming down..started around 2.0 - 2.5 when I first started..and it has...

Hello All.. back for another update.. Thank you all for your wonderful advice... Over the past few days, i've been vacuuming / scrubbing.. and I've vacuumed to waste the last 2 days as well.. (all the while keeping the pool at shock level) Pool looks about the same, maybe a little better...