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The pressure usually sits at 8-9 and we clean when it reaches 12-15. For a while we were cleaning weekly until I ordered a new filter and now it lasts much longer. We are in Texas. I'm leaning towards another cartridge but going a little bigger.

We usually clean the filter every couple months but its really not hard to do. The repair man came and suggested we up it to a bigger filter that I believe he said would be 4 cartridges and we would only have to clean once or twice a year. He also said we could switch to DE if we wanted but...

Our filter cracked open over the weekend and we have to replace. I remember when we bought the house the "pool guy" said it wasn't big enough for our pool and we should switch to sand. After discovering this sight I realized he wasn't doing his job properly and ya'll suggested that the filter...

We have finally passed all 3 SLAM criteria!!! Our pool has never been so clear! Thank you TFP! Here are this mornings test results: FC 20 CC .5 PH 8.0 TA 160 CYA 50 Do I need to wait for our FC to come down before addressing the Ph and TA?

New dilemma. I was scrubbing on that black rock and accidentally chipped off a thin layer of rock. It revealed more green algae so I went ahead and chipped off the entire layer of rock all of which revealed more algae. I have many rocks with this same flaky layer. I got what I could on many of...

Thanks! I will keep at it!

Here are some of the pics of what I think might be black algae

Why do you think the FC loss was so high last night compared to the last few night of 3-5 loss? Is it because we scrubbed these rock/black areas last night and broke up the film?

I think Black Algae is my culprit! I have been questioning whether a black area on our rock steps is part of the rock coloration or stain but after looking through the pics during our partial drain I think I'm convinced it is black algae. Some has definitely cleared up since starting the slam...

I think the oil is from a persimmon tree that was hanging over the pool. We cut it back yesterday. When I cleaned out the polaris this morning I noticed some of the fruit casings in the bag so I went and crushed one that was on the ground and it has the exact same oily texture. Thoughts?

I passed the overnight test and my CC is 0 :) but the water is still cloudy. What do I do now? FC - 28 CC - 0 Ph - 7.8 TA - 160 CYA - 60 CH - 500? (I think this reagent might be bad. I only see a tint of color) I also noticed last night there seems to be a soft, oily film on the surface. Do...

I found it and will read through and figure out. Thanks!

Yay! My test kit came today! Thanks for the super quick delivery TFTestkits! :whoot: I added chlorine at 8:30am and just did my test at 3:30pm. My results were: FC - 33 CC - 0 CH - 0? (Sample never turned red when I added the hardness indicator) Ph - 7.5 CYA - 60 TA - 0? (I did this twice with...