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Party was a success, everyone had a good time and was amazed at the transformation. Thanks for all your help!!!

Hi Everyone! Well, our FIRST pool party is suppose to be at 2pm this afternoon but I fell last night and broke my big toe in 2 places (I tell you if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any) so I am going to have to sit on the sidelines...we had 20 people RSVP and i've already made a TON of...

Hahahaha, it's been a real labor of love to get it to that point, LOL!!! ;) Thanks!

Pool is still a little cloudy but is getting better by the day! Take a look! P.S. Thanks for all the well wishes!!! :goodjob: Last Week: This Week:

Oh yeah, I forgot to add that we found 5 dead frogs in the skimmer last night, YUCK!!!!!

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *I NEED HELP* Miss being here andmtaking care of my pool!!!! Just thought I would give a quick update: Doing well since surgery (bowel obstruction) and was hospitalized again on Monday due to passing out in the hallway of the hospital ~ long story but I'm...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *I NEED HELP* Thanks so much! Here are some comparison pics from taking the cover off to tonight 5/18/09:

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *I NEED HELP* Okay, Hubby is going to take over for me. He put the CYA in and will begin shocking it for me. I had a bowel obstruction which required emergency surgery, I was previously recovering from gallbladder surgery just 3 weeks ago....it's been a rough go...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *I NEED HELP* Thanks for all the info. I had to undergo emergency surgery Friday morning and have not been able to tend to the pool, just got home today. The water looks crystal clear but I can't get down there to test it (Hubby will have to take over for me for...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Back with Test Results* Back from pool store and WOW!!!! They said my levels were near perfect (huh, me?!?) Here are there the results: Total Chlorine: 3 Free Chlorine: 2.1 pH: 7.4 TA: 150 Total Hardness: 192 CYA: 0 Salt: N/A TDS: 200 (What's this???) They...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Progression Pics Added* Yeah, I agree that 2-3 is not very long. It is the original sand from 2007, was used for one season, but sat all of 2008 and up until last weekend w/o any attention. We hooked everything back up, ive been backwashing but I guess not long...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Progression Pics Added* Awesome, thanks! Today's test results: FC: 4 pH: 7.5 TA: 120 I can see the bottom of the pool (I am going to take a pic today) WOOT! I am going to take my water to a pool store to see what my CYA levels and add it into my water (if...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Progression Pics Added* Ah ha! Somehow I missed that between the Borax and the MA, now I have it! Thanks so much! ;) I can't wait to have this pool up and running ~ we *hope* to have a birthday pool party for our Son the first weekend in June, fingers...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Progression Pics Added* Oops, I meant that my FC was between a 1 or a 2 (wallyworld test strips) ~ will be upgrading soon with a more comprehensive testing kit. So, with my TA being 120 (should be around 90) I do not need to try and lower it? If so, should I so...

Re: Pool Cover Off ~ YIKES!!!! *Progression Pics Added* My TA is high (120) and from what I understand on the Pool Calculator (and recommended levels link) it should be around 90. I am still low on chlorine levels (currently at a 1/2) and will be adding more tonight. I don't quite understand...