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Ours is also Blue Granite Pebble Sheen. Here are a few photos from empty (steps), filling, and then before (green) and after (blue) a metal sequestrant.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. Sorry for the late reply. I didn't get any email notification of replies to this thread and was away from my computer most of the day yesterday. My original thought was to remove the pad; in fact I thought it was going to be done by the debris removal contractors...

Hello all, We had the unfortunate distinction of being right in the middle of the burn zone of the Tubbs fire in northern California last October. Our home and everything above ground on the property was completely destroyed. Fortunately the gunite pool survived, however all the equipment and...

Thanks for the tip. I left the light out for over a day (while the level was around 15 ppm) and brushed it well a couple times. If there was algae, it was hard to tell with the (green) plaster dust flying around. I think I'm going to call it good for now, keep my chlorine up at the 6-9 range and...

Well, it turned out that the light was held in by a hex head cap screw, so I was able to get the light out with no problem. I brushed out the niche and got some green puffs, but there is some plaster in there and it's likely been breaking down somewhat over the last 3 years, so the green puffs...

Good news! I can't get the light out of the niche. :-| My screwdriver just spins in the screw head like it's stripped. I last had it out 3 years ago when I first cleaned out the pool, but I don't remember any particular difficulty with it. I can't see the screw head very well, though, so I'll...

Here's a couple: And just for fun, here's a "before" picture when I first drained it: Don't you love the green plaster color? Very 70's. Goes great with the brown fleur-de-lis water line tiles. Sorry, the pics are somewhat hard to see. The sun just set and the pool light doesn't illuminate...

Sorry, I didn't see any replies to this thread until tonight, even though I checked earlier today. Weird. The light niche is a good idea; I know it had a lot when I first cleaned & pressure-washed. I'll try to get the light out and brush the niche. There is no ladder, only steps and a couple...

Hello all, I'm struggling with persistent low-grade green algae, and either it's very resistant to chlorine or we have some well-hidden CYA (or something else) which is inhibiting the chlorine's oxidizing action at the levels recommended here. This is our fourth summer with our pool, and I've...