Recent content by Heatherly30

I am at my wits end with brown dust. We had a minor algae bloom last year, SLAMMED it, but have never successfully gotten rid of the brown dust. I have vacuumed to waste, siphon using the hose, I just can’t get rid of all of it. It doesn’t seem to bother anyone else but me, but I want it clean...

Water is totally clear. Looks great. Yes, I’ve already added chlorine. I’ll keep testing until it gets there. No worries on alkalinity? That always confuses me.

Oh, lol. It was only .5. I know I need to add it!

Sorry, you’re gonna have to remind me what CL is too.

Ph was 7.2 Alkalinity 100 CYA 70 I know I need to add chlorine. What else, or am I ok? 24 foot above ground pool, sand filter

The 12.5% only cost me about 95 cents more per gallon than the 10%. I was pretty happy with that. When I asked her for DE powder she looked at me like I had 3 heads. She thought the idea of adding DE to the sand filter was insane. So, I just dropped it. I didn't want to argue with her. So...

Since creating my signature I have purchased a TF-100 kit and test multiple times per day since slamming. I will update my signature. I am passing my oclt and I have 0 CC. The water is crystal clear except for brown dust on the floor of the pool. The water has never been green since starting...

I am slamming it properly. I have passed my oclt the past 3 mornings. So I just keep slamming.

I hope you can get rid of it! I’m still fighting it. Mine is also a dust that disappears when brushed, but reappears hours later. when I took my ladder out a few weeks ago I could see green in the little cracks and crevices. Scrub with bleach water is probably the best bet. We’ll just keep kicking!

It’s a Hayward, but I don’t know much about the filter beyond that. We do have a skimmer. I do think it’s probably dead algae. I had to buy liquid chlorine from the pool store in town today because I can’t find any in my little town and it’s not safe to go into Louisville. They had 12.5%...

Ouch, you’re speaking a foreign language so guess I have a lot of studying to do.

I have searched these threads high and low. I have been SLAMMING and passed my OCLT, BUT I STILL HAVE BROWN DUST. I'm over it and don't know what else to do. It isn't much at all. I really have to search to find it, but it's always there. I vacuum and brush, but it's back within about an...