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  1. topher

    cya testing. and calcium hardness testing

    okay. I know everyone has trouble with this. but how much is the dot supposed to disapear? are you not suppsed to see it all? or really fuzzy? 2 weeks ago I tested and I found ~25ppm (top of tube) for dot to disapear, since than I have added 1kg of stailizer, and had stabilized pucks floating in...
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    green, black brown, green pool...

    I didn't have a winter cover for my pool.. (will be buying one this year) and my filter didn't work when the ice melted. When I got a new filter (18" hayward pro sand filter 250lbs of sand) dumped some bleach actually about 10 ltrs. of 12%i n the pool, and started the filter, the pool went black...
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    child had accident in pool

    my 2 year old had an accident in the pool.. (not pee- the other one...) was wondering if I should take any special precautions.. it was contained in her suit but.. still?
  4. topher

    went to the pool store today

    Had to get chlorine it's cheapest at the pool store (10L (bulk)12% for $5) and this women was in front of me. I heard the women at the desk saying - to stop the algae you need to put this bottle of phosfree in your pool "shock" it with this some chlorine powder thingie in a jar that "super...
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    been a month

    been a month since I have thrown in a bag of "shock" and used nothing but liquid chlorine. and I have to say I have NEVER seen a more clear pool ever. (once I got the Iron under control) however I am running a never ending battle with my PH and TA. as it comes out of the wall with a TA of 200...
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    crazy animals?

    my pools been open for a month and a bit. this year so far I have had 5 frogs, 1 cat (stray) 1 rabbit, a toad, and a mouse all found in the morning. just wondering if anyone else is finding crazy suicidal animals? I'm not doing anything new just adding a litre of bleach every day as I need it...
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    what filter should I get

    I have a 24` by 52" above ground pool. with an aquaflow 1HP pump currently I have a small sand filter wich I got from craigslist a few years ago for $50 but the 4 way valve is starting to leak and it does not seem to filter good enough. I have high Iron in my water. I am debating getting a DE...