Recent content by rljml

I'm not positive what I have but here's what I've seen: 1) it's yellow on my white steps (assuming not pollen), 2) It "poofs" into a cloud when I brush, 3) It grows on the sides of the pool - all sides not just shady, 3) My water was initially a yellow green (but it is now over a week and is a...

I do have one other question: Step 3 states I need to keep FC at shock level until: CC is 0.5 or lower; overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less; the water is clear. In terms of the FC loss, I'm assuming I need to turn my SWG OFF and rely only on liquid chlorine in order to...

Many thanks all. I have spent hundreds of dollars at the local pool stores and have ZERO to show for it...I take that back...I have a nice green pool that is perfect for our south Louisiana habitat. I will keep you all posted. Thanks again for the help.

I have a 27k-28k gallon pool with a SWG and for the first 5 years was trouble free. Since last year, we have had recurring algae blooms and from what I have read on this site, I seem to think it must be mustard algae. We had our sand changed last year and everything was fine during the winter...