Recent content by Rickhoff

okay, as soon as the water clears I will do some pics.

Toxic... great, gota get in there for the elbow-grease part! I understand the skepticism, but I have seen it first hand. Although CYA hasn't been low according to Leslies's, I will brush, vac, clean the DE and pull another sample for testing again I guess. Assuming I am correct on the black...

I wouldn't say it was neglected as far as chemicals and brushing go, but it did go through a period without a circulating pump...using the water feature as the only means of circulation (no filtration). Then the cleaner pump went down, and that was well over a month with debris in the pool and...

Absolutely its black algae and not metals staining...pics wont show anything as the water is cloudy post-shock

Dont I need to get this algae thing under control and get back to the status quo of tabs plus the shock, find a balance ?... then test and I will get a proper CYA test result.

okay, I read the attached link....your plan ?

After reading a bunch of posts; a lot of threads started with emptying the pool... not a great idea here in Houston with our typically high water table. So, please weigh in on metallic vs non-metallic black algaecide, preferred brands, etc. I hear that the metallic version works better but I...