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Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/20 Rain,Rain,Go away...... This weather is making my once sparkly pool a little cloudy. :(

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/13 Blue Granite looks teal? How's the pool?

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/13 Blue Granite looks teal? This was ours before chems.

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/13 Blue Granite looks teal? It will totally change with the chemicals. Don't worry yet!

New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/12 Pool (should be) filling now This is the best one I have. Current color of water (on this overcast day). Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/12 Pool (should be) filling Fantastic! It looks a lot like my color. Looking forward to seeing your water.

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/10 PLASTER TOMORROW! Nice!

Thanks for the quick answer. Guess it will only be used while we are on vacation! Is there a reason why we shouldn't use it to disperse (just asking out of curiosity)?

Another random question. We have in inline chlorinator and was wondering if we could put stabilizer in a sock in it or baking soda, etc.

Just retested. PH: 7.2 (overshot a little. Hmm) FC: 5 (yeah baby!) CC: .5

Thanks, YippeeSkippy! I thought it was best to test CYA first thing in the AM? I have all the stuff just figured I would wait until in the morning. Just dosed pool to get ph down to 7.5 and FC to 5 (kind of a guess because I don't know exact CYA). Boy that MA is some scary stuff. Now I know...

Hi, all ... the pool builder has turned over the pool chemistry to us (I thought they were going to manage it a bit longer but ... that's a different story!). Feeling a bit overwhelmed but I know this whole testing routine will become second nature in time. So, posting my FIRST set of tests with...

Re: New Build - IG Pool/Spa/Grotto - Little Elm,TX upd 08/02 decking begins I think it took five days for our deck. Two for base and three for stones. It really feels like a lot of progress when they get to that point. Check to see if they are using polymeric sand between the pavers. They did...

Re: New pool build outside of Fort Worth, TX. Updated 7/23/16 Love the color of your water!

Well, they are done. Looks good but there are some areas that I am worried about. Is this mottling normal? Looking from the side. Looking back towards the house. Check out all the loose plaster hanging out on top of the seat. Coping is still dirty but I am assured it will clean...