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I emptied 80% of my pool to clear out CH and CYA and I have some green algae in my black Marcite pool. How can I get rid of the green algae? Do I refill and then shock or clear out the algae before refil? If the latter what is the best way? Thanks

I have a black Marcite pool So it’s hard to tell if it’s algae I also have a calcium hardiness issue I live on an island and underneath is shells for foundation I had 600ppm CH and I drained 3/4 of the pool it’s a 15k gallon pool It went to 375 this was in middle of Jan. Now I retested it and...

How long after adding Alk. Increasee do you retest?

What’s the best way to get this remove this off my filter The pool is a black colored pool so it’s hard to tell if I have algae The chlorine is always at the correct level and the cc is zero So it doesn’t appear to be fighting anything Any ideas?

I have a new spa that came with a frog Chen dispenser I was going to let it run until it runs out but use liquid chlorine to make adjustments But on the frog it was the blue section of the ball has minerals What exactly is minerals I don’t add anything to my pool other than Chlorine and acid...

I have a new 347 gallon Spa My PH was really high 8.2 ish with jets full blast by Taylor drop test The dealer had given me ph down granules I was trying that but it wasn’t making a dent So I changed to Muraiac acid And added 1 oz every 30 min till I reached 7.6 while jets full blast Then the...

My electrical plugs under the light are working. Tested with a plug tester and I have power to pool pump. However my light won’t come on. Does that mean it’s just the bulb? I don’t want to repair myself as electricity is one thing I generally avoid. So do I call a electrician or pool...

Any idea on how to get rid of these bugs? I skim them out and toss them 40 feet away in the yard but they somehow come back

My Chlorine level was normal and FC was 6 and combined chlorine is 0 and PH was 7.6 But the pool was green tint after a rain. My pool is black plaster so hard to tell what color the pool water is other than cloudy. But my pool filter is green that comes off with a hose Algae or pollen?

I have TF test kit and whenever I use 871 the drop size isn’t consistent. It’s either a half drop or full drop that decides to go super fast and drop multiple times... is there a trick to it? I tried a wet paper towel but it seems hot or miss...

I bought a dolphin m400 I had a few questions and the store had closed for the day.. 1. Can I leave the power supply on the caddy?(I have the caddy on the covered patio) 2. The mesh filter was already in the unit but it came with a thicker filter that looks like the pool filter I clean from...

I have been manually cleaning the pool 2x a week... I currently scrub/net on Wednesday and the weekend. And on the weekend I also add to the list cleaning skimmer, cleaning basket leading to pool pump and vacuum. So I’m not sure activity the robot would replace... What benefit would getting a...

I have a routine where on Wednesday I scrub/net and balance water... on weekend I scrub/net/vacuum/clean filter then balance Do I need to clean the filter every week? I’m thinking maybe it’s overboard...

My pool was last resurfaced on 11/30/2017 My calcium level was 375 on 9/30/2018 so I drained a little 3rd if the pool and added city water The calcium dropped to 300 Now it’s 11/4 and my calcium is rising again to 350 Is this normal? Should I wait till it goes above 350 to drain and refill...

I’m in northern Florida and we are thinking of either a heater or hot tub... any suggestions to which one would get more use? Heater for pool is cheaper but would the cost for electricity be greater than a hot tub? Pool is kept clean all year round so one less thing to clean... How hard is...

I slammed my pool and my fC was at 16 this morning... I tested it this afternoon again and I got the following number of drops 29/27/25/26 I made sure to have it directly upside down letting the 871 drop down but the various results Is there a trick im missing I don’t remember having this...

Do they make a safety pool cover that retracts? Or one that is quick to take on & off My dog fell in the pool and luckily we were there so he’s okay but we are thinking of getting a safely pool cover Do they make a pool cover that is retractable or one that is easy to take off and on? If they...

I’m trying to test my chlorine level and I add 870 and then add 871 until it goes clear but after a few it goes back to pink What does this mean?

I had my pool refinished with a black finish over thanksgiving and slowly the pool finish is having white streaks I put the anti scale agent every 3 weeks and I followed the instructions from the pool folks who did the install. However they are advising me since the pool is new that PH 7.6 is...

I have this model number C48l2pa105c5 How do I determine the GPM

I am entering my info in both and the results are different Which one is more accurate?

I have a 15k(sorry subject has wrong amount of gallons)pool and was wondering if this would be overkill or worth getting. Also does this eliminate the need of me scrubbing the pool with a brush?

Anyone have any comments or reviews on Bullfrog? I want a hot tub with 2 loungers and it seems that Hot Springs doesn't have an option but Bullfrog does. Thanks for any help :)

I live in Saint Augustine near the ICW. My pool is brown and haze sea water. My neighbor said he was draining his but it had to be done At a certain time to avoid damage. Any idea what I should do? If I drain it, should it be low or high tide? Thanks

I live in north Florida and this will be my first winter as a pool owner. Is it better to keep it running add chemicals over the winter since it doesn't freeze or just cover it with a pool cover? I don't have a pool cover and have a kidney shaped pool. So which is better? If to cover where...

15k pool chlorine PH 7.5 Calcium 325 Alkalinity 60 Cya 10-15 I filled the top of the test tube and i could barely see the dot FC 8 Any reason to boost the cya levels? I have been adding 3 cups chlorine a day and 1/2 cup ph down a week

I had mustard algae a few weeks back and it was gone and I did the overnight test and it was fine. However we have these frogs that come in from our neighbors pool which is a pond now. Anyways I see These black specs around the bottom of the pool where it looks rough(my pool needs to be...

Do I go outside ? Where should the sun be? If I look at the pool with the sun behind me I get one color. If I raise and look at a tree with the sun behind me I get a different color. Which way is best to get accurate oh reading

I have been slamming my pool Is it safe to swim? TF-100 test results below from yesterday afternoon(6 pm) 22.5 free chlorine .5 combined chlorine 23 total chlorine 300 calcium 100 total alkalinity 40 cya Pool is almost done slamming my water is clear but I still see a little yellow algae...

My pool had this green scum on top of pool and when I scrubbed TF-100 15000 gallon pool fresh water My cya was 60 so I drained 3200 gallons and refilled then tested My numbers were 0 fc .5 cc .5 Tc 225 calcium 60 ta 40 I shocked it last night Used the pool calculator Added 4 gallons of...