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I opened my pool May 15th, and it looked pretty good! I started SLAM with a PH of 7.2 and CYA of 20. I've been adding stabilizer, and this morning it was 30. The pool cleared up pretty fast and by last Thursday, the 22nd, I could see the bottom and across the pool. It was clear, but...

I started running the filter this morning, and have blueish, cloudy water, with a BUNCH of small particles in the pool. I can't see the bottom, but I can see shadows where leaves are settling. Basically when we took the cover off there was a hole in it and green, nasty water went in the pool...

We tried to siphon the water off our cover a few days ago, but after 24 hours decided that we're taking water out of the pool, too. So now I have clear water under the cover and the green murk on top. The cover is shot anyway, so is it a bad idea to cut a hole in it near the skimmer and then...

We started to open our pool a few weeks ago, but decided to wait because of the maples trees in our neighbor's yard...didn't want all those seed pods in our pool. Well, I swear it has been raining since then and I have watched our pool cover start stretching and weak areas start appearing in...

Last summer we bought an above ground pool and as I was researching pool maintenance I found this site. I am all about DIY, so I was hooked before the pool was even installed. For those of you reading that are still on the fence this is as close to trouble free as you can get. I have...

This is my last test: FC=5.5 CC=0 pH=7.2 TA=50 CYA= I haven't tested yet, but I've added enough acid to get it to 30. The TA test has consistantly put me in that 50, so I added 16oz of baking soda tonight, less than the pool calculator suggested, but I'm taking it easy. I'll test again in the...

We just finished filling our 24 foot round AGP holding 15,600 gallons I'll get my signature going soon. Using a sand filter and it has been running less than 12 hours. I've been reading here since we decided to get a pool and many thanks for all the great info. I tested just a little while...

We just installed a 24ft above ground swimming pool and it will be full of water this afternoon at the rate it is currently going and when we planned all this our electrician said he could come this afternoon to complete the electrical part....well, because of a funeral he won't get to us until...

After much discussion my husband and I bought a pool yesterday and I have been reading and reading and reading on this forum to try and bring myself up to speed...of course I had never heard of the BBB method until yesterday, but it peaked my interested immediately when I saw the products used...