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I should have come to y'all first. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into. I had some staining in my pool probably due to organics, and I used absorbic acid to remove them. I didn't add algaecide to my pool, because I'm BBB and don't need it...or so I thought. That's just one of the...

Hey y'all. I decided to put a little plug in for my salt system today. I have a Zodiac LM3 which I know is not the most popular brand around. I would say it is a basic salt system because it doesn't have any electronic readouts on temp. or salt level or any of that. It is just a clear tube...

Hey y'all. We have springtails in my pool! I have searched the internet and the only solution seems to be making a dishwashing detergent solution to spray on them. Will this affect my pool chemistry?

Hey y'all. Since my pool has been done in February, I've had dust and dirt on the steps. I just assumed this was stuff blowing in the pool, but yesterday I picked it up. In addition to dirt and clay I found something strange. It actually looks like clear crystals. Like salt only larger. I...

TPG says that salt makes limestone and metals corrode. Is there any proof to this other than what he says? I have never actually seen this or heard of this from anyone I know who has pools. I would like to hear from other builders/pool caretakers what problems they have noticed in salt pools...

Is there a trick to this for inground pools? I can't seem to get mine out.

I haven't seen it for a couple of days .

I have 4 pipes leading to my pump: 2 from skimmers, 2 from main drains. Is it possible to close the pipes coming from the skimmers and just use the lines coming from the main drain?

Does such a thing exist?

I've heard all kinds of thoughts about calcium for vinyl liners, but my fellow pool obsessed people at TFP have opinions I can trust. My hardness level (tested at the pool store) is around 60. Should I raise it or not?? If yes, to what level.

I'm a faithful pool forum (all of them) follower and sort of pool obsessed. I use the BBB method for my pool, but my friend has a problem I don't understand. She says the pool store keeps trying to sell her something for the high number of phosphates in her pool. The only thing I've ever...