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Strange to think, that during a Google search for this topic my thread came up... Still having this problem. Only way I can fix it is to floc and vac to waste... Done it once already - still cloudy after a week of balanced pH, Alk, Chlorine levels.... Still looking for bulk flocculant...

Ahhhh... I see. Good to know. The store in question seems to be turning it rather quickly. When I went there last weekend the shelves were completely empty. I have to wonder though if they didn't have a truckload of it from a couple of months ago that was in the back stockroom in the...

So when I first stumbled on this site a couple of weeks ago - I went for the Walmart bleach isle and subsequently figured out that either: 1 - the total volume of my pool must be slightly more than the pool calculator was suggesting; or 2 - Walmart's claimed 6% chlorine level in bleach is not...

Yeah - I know it works great. BUUUUUT>>>> 2 things: 1 - the only source I have locally is for pool store bought buckets. A bucket costs $30 ish. and it's a 1 time application. That plus 70 GPM of vaccum to waste on a 33ft round pool = lots of wasted (expensive) water.. Just looking for a...

So now after a week or so of keeping the chlorine level high, brushing, no recurrance of algae and consistent backwashing/running the pump for 12 hours a day.... STILL cloudy. That said - I'm looking into my original idea of adding a secondary canister filter after the sand filter. The...

You could be right on the "not adding enough" chlorine. That said, I was under the impression that once the levels were up high enough and the algae wasn't growing on any surfaces that it was effectively dead and at very least the particulate matter in the water column would start to reduce...

Figured I'd start a new post for this topic. I just got over an algae problem as detailed here: hi-everyone-new-here-t21008.html Now the next problem is the cloudy paticulate matter that's still in the pool. I've had the filter on 24/7 for a few days and it hasn't started clearing up at all...

Just got back from the pool store. Here's the scoop: pH - 7.3 CYA - 70 Total Chlorine - 1.0 Free Chlorine - 0.0 Alk - 70 TDS - 800 Calcium 150 Based on this, and after a short discussion about why not using bleach is the best plan (since it adds a lot of salt to the water)... it was...

Thanks folks. I'm going to head over to the pool store and have them test CYA since after 8 - 182oz bleach bottles I STILL can't get a readable FC level... My CYA must be through the roof! Again, thanks for everything. I'll definitely grab a good test kit.

Very helpful information folks. Thank you so much. So assuming that I've effectively raised my CYA now to high levels and I plan on purchasing fragrance free chlorine bleach in 6% concentration in 96 oz bottles and my pool is 25000 gallons, how many bottles should I add?

Ok - so I read the Defeating Algae thing already... Good info. Seems like I'm on the right track, I just need to actually get my FC levels up high enough. You said you need to use Liquid Chlorine to shock. Why is that? Is there something wrong with dry form Chlorine?

I used to work on pools right out of high school so I'm not a true newbie. I've built pools (obviously as a laborer rather than a plasterer) and done a lot of work on them in regards to plumbing, acid washing, etc. All that said, I've never actually had to maintain my own pool up until 3...