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    Any Sydney Siders?

    Have you been to North Sydney Pools before? Although we're still in mid Winter here, I just need to have a swim, and would like to know your thoughts/experiences from this pool? What's the best time to go for a non crowded swim?
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    Black/brown tinge on floor/walls?

    Before you guys are in disgust, just be prepared... you may feel sorry for my pool by the pics :| The pool hasn't really been looked after for years, and just got worse and worse throughout. Anyway, as you can see in the pics, there's brown stains that I've noticed have been growing lately...
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    Pump Leaking

    I noticed this today as one of the pumps is leaking and quite alot of water is coming out when the filter is on. When I turn it off, I can hear a high suction noise which then goes. Hopefully it isn't too serious to fix :( Although a little hard to see, I took a picture while the filter was...
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    Add superchlorine?

    This is embarrassing and may sound ridiculous, but I found a dead mouse floating in my pool, and lets just say my OCD isn't coping well with it. :oops: My pool is salt water and is perfect in terms of chemical balance. What would you do in this predicament?
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    Coldest you've gone in?

    What's the coldest temperature you've gone in your pool? It's early Autumn here and although my pool is at 21C, diving in is pretty cold, yet refreshing :|
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    Thermometers?

    Is there really a difference when it comes to choosing thermometers? I've searched a few topics and noticed many have got different readings, not being accurate etc. and was wondering what should I look out for? I used to have a floating thermometer ages ago, but I don't think it lasted or even...
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    Algae help

    I'm kinda new to looking after my pool, and have a few questions, and advice if possible. I have a salt water pool, got the water tested and all is good, except I've been having alot of algae problems that never seems to go away. It's pretty bad on the bottom and sides, with some black spots...