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if you water is just a little cloudy, you aren't done. Maintain shock level until all three of these things happen: 1. clear water. like Waterford crystal clear. 2. CC is 0.5 or less 3. overnight chlorine loss is 1.0 or less only when all three things occur at the same time are you finished.

ya know, Kim is notorious in these parts for "spending" other people's money but Brian, I do believe you win the prize! That is a lovely design!

or you can do it the fun way and throw a bunch of friends and family in the pool to splash around!

Pinterest has boat loads of ideas. Just finishing up a 24 x 35 around my pool and got most of the ideas from there.

and brush every day...floors, walls, around the skimmer and return. good luck!

:wave: Welcome! and i'm not thinking you shouldn't have a pool. I think you absolutely SHOULD have a pool! And in addition to that ownership comes a responsibility to provide safe and clean water to keep in enjoyable for you and your family. Start with Pool School, The ABCs of Pool Water...

Very nice set up! I know you aren't there yet but if you could run your filter 24/7, it will help clear up more quickly. Welcome! :wave:

Adorable!!! :shark:

how much chlorine is in your tap water?

I've noticed over the last couple of years that this is the first step of becoming a pool snob. Welcome to the club!

Overnight chlorine loss will work with a FC of 10. http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/136-perform-the-overnight-fc-chlorine-loss-test-oclt

Welcome! :wave: Good luck with the pool and post lots of pictures please! :sun: (p.s. I like the user name)

Pod B storage room, back wall, 3 shelves from the bottom, on the right... :shock:

According to the OCLT process, you should raise your chlorine level higher than 2.5 to check for loss. I don't believe the blanket makes a difference unless it's the source of algae. You're sounding like a SLAM. Caught early, it shouldn't take long. Good luck! :wave:

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