Recent content by reluctantpoolmom

no, there wasn't a "pile" to pinch until this morning. is the mustard algae squishy vs crumbly, or something? boy, that would be great if it's not that. I don't know that pollen is an issue in our area, but maybe something else, like rust particles from when my husband was cleaning out and...

It's on the top and edges of the steps, but not on the sides. could it be something else?

OK. I guess I am a little confused about how to follow the shock process for mustard algae. Last night there was no overnight loss of chlorine, but the water is still cloudy and yellowish/greenish. Do I keep the pool at regular shock level until that goes away? Will it go away? Yesterday we...

yes, when we brush it creates a cloud of dust. I'll have to wait until my swimmers get home from school to ask them for a pinch...

It's not growing on the sides that we can see, but it seems to be in the water, and in the shadier spots of the pool, like the steps.

We have had to shock the pool once before and all went well. It took longer than I thought it would for the white cloudy water to clear, but we just kept filtering and eventually we had our sparkling pool back. This last time, it seemed like everything was OK and there was no overnight drop...

Re: FC level while waiting for CYA, and will CYA decrease TA cya will have little effect on TA. If you TA is high, then most likely you will often have to bring it down with Muriatic Acid. Lower ph to 7.2 whenever it gets to 7.8 and you TA will come down slowly. OK. My TA was low, but then I...

I am wondering how often I should be monitoring my chlorine levels while I wait for CYA to do its thing. I just put it in a newly filled pool yesterday. What level should FC be? I can only find levels with CYA readings. And also, my TA is high. Should I worry about that right now, or could the...

Here I am replying to myself again. now the results are different: FC=1.5, CC=.5, pH=8.2, TA=110 I am still concerned that I added to much CYA since it sounds like it is harder to lower than increase. thanks for your input.

OK - so it sounds like this problem is due to the hose leak. I guess I will have to re-prime every time I use it, or else get it fixed.

Whew. Ok, so this morning everything is way higher than I was expecting. I did not measure how much chlorine I put in since I was expecting it to burn off with the sun as I wait for CYA, so I that one being high doesn't surprise me too much, but... I used less borax and baking soda than was...

Thanks, OK, so here are my first test results: TC=2-3, pH=7.2, CH=30, TA=60 I put a sock of CYA in there, based on the recommended levels and pool calculator, as well as the amounts of borax and some baking soda (although I put in less, it was a little scary putting in that much at once. I...

Yay! My pool and pump system are now up and running! I am a little confused about how to go about starting the BBB method. So the water is almost totally clear right now. I have put in some liquid chlorine to take care of some dirty water that had been in the pipes for years of not being...

Howdy pool folk, Our cheapo-fixo to a pool that had been sitting for a long time is about complete. New liner, new pump, but old everything else. Anything I should know before we turn the pump on for the first time? The water right now is from water trucks, 7.5 ph, but no chlorine. Should I...