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So, we had iron stains and finally decided to get rid of them--brought our pH down to 7.2, FC to 0, added algaecide and then added ascorbic acid. Nearly stain free now! :kim: However, we're nearly ready to close our pool (on our own this year!). Pool temperature is currently at 70, but I'm...

Took two weeks, but we got through SLAM successfully, even added about 1 cup DE to help the process. Pool looked great. But now I'm frustrated because our pool looks horrible so soon after all that work. Not a few days later, we have what we thought was pollen, but now we're not sure. Algae...

So I started SLAM yesterday morning. Water has always been clear, though yesterday there was mustard algae buildup on the walls when I vacuumed. FC was at 0 for at least a week. Based on your help, I was told my pool needed 20 gallons of bleach based on its size. According to the chart, my FC...

I wrote last week about maintaining our pool myself with all your help, but hadn't received our test kit yet. I just received a missing component of the TFTestkit I ordered and promptly tested our pool. FC 0.5 CC 1 TA 150 pH 7.8 CYA 70 Borate 0 CH 300 For the past week, I've been adding a...

Hello! I found this site after deciding that we are spending too much on chemicals from the pool store. I'm excited to take care of our own pool. I just ordered a TFTestkits TF-100, but it won't be here for a few weeks. About 3 weeks ago, we had been on vacation for a week, so we took a...