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Every year I battle with our pool. Buying tons of bleach (about 30 boxes of 3 at Sam’s) and cyanuric acid. Testing, vacuuming, backwashing, cleaning out the sand in the filter, etc. We go from green to cloudy white blue, to dead algae floating on top, more vacuuming, etc, to the pic below...

So, I battled with algae in my pool for over a month and the water has finally cleared up after ALOT of bleach, vacuuming, backwashing, and testing everything (TF-100) for weeks. I was doing everything I've read here on the site, but despite it no longer being green, it was cloudy and just...

So I frequently have issues with our CYA not reaching a good level. Using the TF-100, here's what we have: FC = 3.5 (forgot to test CC) TA = 80 CYA = between 20-30 pH = 7.3 or 7.4 (hard to be 100% sure) Water is clear, but mildly cloudy. We also tend to get what I think is pollen at the...

So I've been treating for algae for some time now and the pool is just not clearing up. How long am I supposed to keep it at shock level before it will clear up?!?! I'm ready to just say forget it, cover it up and leave it forever. My kids are devastated because I can't get it clear for them...

So I've been working on opening up my pool for the summer and cannot seem to get my cyanuric acid under control. I have had a sock filled with this for about 3 weeks now (and from what I read understood I'd see some amount of difference by a week), and my readings continue to stay at 0. What...

(Sigh!) So we were planning on winterizing our pool and lo and behold, the motor on our pool pump died on us and now we're getting nasty brown water. It didn't seem to match the filter system to begin with (it has a 190L Jacuzzi Laser Sand Filter). We have a 33 ft round pool, so about 25,600...

Can anyone provide me with info on the preferred covers for an above ground pool? Our previous cover had some major holes in it last year and it took forever to get the pool cleaned when we opened this year, so we obviously need a new one. There are just so many places selling covers and as...

So I've been testing my pool levels daily using the TF-100 and my CYA is pretty low. Reading the following from pool school, does the "sock" refer to just an old sock, or would this be something like a skimmer sock? I don't presently have a skimmer sock, but hope to get one. Also, once you...

Hello! I am new to the site and am needing some advice on whether or not this could possibly be brown algae. We have my daughter's birthday party coming up in about a week and a half and I just want to be sure it's safe for everyone to swim. Upon removing our pool cover a few weeks back...