Recent content by Zhe Wiz

I really need to move to TX...that's also on my to-do list. :) Zhe Wiz

Just a quick update. As of 3 days ago, I have a perfectly clear pool, finally! I used a little clarifier at first, then a couple days later used a little DE to get the last bit of cloudiness out a little bit faster. Sand filter was working slowly, those two things (not at the same time)...

Oh boy...I'm not sure I can stomach more of that! :-) Draining a few inches takes an hour or so, but filling it back up takes all day! Plus, there goes all my hard earned chlorine! :) I will take your advice and get it lower, but probably not all at once. It would be another 10,000...

Hey guys, thanks for the quick replies. Looks like I may have given up and posted (I had been lurking for a while) too soon. Today, for the first time, I SEE PROGRESS!! The pool is still cloudy, but the cloud is less of a deep green, moving toward a milky aqua color and not as thick as it had...

OK, try to keep this short. Live in Central NY (Ithaca Area), bought new house and moved in on January 13th 2012. House came with 20 by 40 in-ground pool. I've never owned a pool before. We pulled the cover off in late May and were welcomed by a nice swampy pool, complete with resident frog...