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Thanks for your condolences :lol: I just sent the hubby out for a filter sock to see if that may help clear things up. Not losing much FC overnight, CC has been around 1, maybe particulate matter is too fine for the sand to filter. Worth a try. I guess I'm not really ready to give up the ghost...

Well Pool Mavens, I give up :cry: I fought the pool and the pool won. After 4 weeks of religously testing and dumping in chlorine to keep the FC at 15, I still have light teal water that I can't see the Aqua Critter in. With all the heavy rain we've had the temp has dropped to 67, so one would...

Had a few bogus readings doing them in the bathroom. Obviously natural light is better. Someone suggested keeping the sun at my back, I'll try anything at this point. Got power, got a creepy crawly thing to vacuum daily, got 24 hrs with no rain, hopefully tomorrow will be the beginning of the...

Update: ARRGgggHhhhh!!! I give up. Mother Nature hates me. It's been disgustingly humid and we've had heavy downpours at least once a day for the past 4 days. Had to raise the level on Friday, then backwash it back out on Saturday, Sunday, & Monday. Filter outlet shorted out and had to have the...

I imagine our drop is due to addition of rainwater, vacuuming to waste, though only once in the past 2 weeks, and having to add water due to evaporation. So correct me if I'm wrong, once CYA reaches whatever level, it shouldn't vary too much. It's such a subjective test, I always think my eyes...

Hey Suziqzer, Using same 182oz bottles of Chlorox from BJs as I've been using since starting BBB on 7/23. This mornings readings, FC=15, CC=1.5 (yeah, at least it's below 2-3!!), pH 7.6, CYA=20. How low do you think I should let the CYA get before adding? I guess I don't want it too much higher...

Certainly is possible, I was in a hurry. I'm usually afraid of putting in too much...is that possible? Anyway, maybe the geen meanies will fry with an FC that high...in relation to a rather low CYA of 25...yesterday was the last time I checked it. Tomorrow morning's reading should be...

Just rechecked, FC is still 20. Curious :?:

That's what I added. I suppose I could have counted wrong, but I doubt 10 drops wrong. I'm going to go out and check it again. So far the FC has risen almost excactly what the Calculator has indicated every time.

FC=13 this morning, added the prescribed amount of chlorine to get it back up to 15, as I had to work until 6pm :cry: . FC=8.5 at 6:15, again added chlorine to get it back up to 15. Checked it at 9:30pm and it had risen to 20! I'm not concerned, still trying to kill off the little green buggers...

Don't have a real before picture, could only provide what it looks like right now, neither swampy nor sparkling. Just cloudy, which everyone seems to have encountered at some point...or we wouldn't be here :roll: Hopefully will figure out how to send a photo by the time we have sparkleage :-D

Thanks, your midway position of the return sounds more reasonable to me. To shallow and the stuff below wouldn't be affected. Just added more chlorine as FC dropped 1.5ppm in 2 hrs. I'll add more before I leave the house to get FC up higher than the 14-15 suggested, hopefully it won't drop too...

Frustrating Update - Have been faithfully testing and adding as indicated. Still have high CC levels. Husband vacuumed to waste Sunday, caused a filter malfunction which didn't get resolved until Monday afternoon. Here are this mornings readings: FC = 14.5 CC = 3 pH = 7.5 TA = 130 CH = 170 CYA =...

Thanks Sportsman! I'm trying. Got more stuff out this afternoon. I've been checking CYA every time I check FC, so I just ordered more CYA reagent. :? For the most part CYA has been between 25-35, I guess depending on my eyeballs. It hasn't been a week since it all dissolved. I continue...

Still battling. Having a hard time getting the menfolk to brush & vacuum on a daily basis. Why don't I do it you ask? I'm 4'9" and the water comes to just below my neck, it's difficult. Besides this is a "family pool", everyone should help. I digress...Vacuumed & brushed yesterday, added...

Good Morning, Pepsiholic, Did morning reading outside, however it is raining :( They are as follows, FC=15,CC=3.5,pH=7.5,TA=130,CH=160,CYA=30. I guess even cloudy natural light makes a difference. FC dpwn by 2 overnight, better than yesterday, lost 3. Keeping the faith here, gotta get daughter...

pepsiholic, you should meet my husband! He's a kindred spirit. Anyway back to the pool. With no CYA in the pool on 7/23, I added 4 lbs in 2 socks. They completely dissolved today. No loss overnight. Final 2 readings of the day, at 5 & 9pm were done in the house, in what I thought is a well lite...

Hubby in brushing & vacuuming, still getting organic stuff out. Water still cloudy and now grey/green. ARghhhhh! At 5pm FC=10.5,pH=7.2,TA=130,CYA=18. Started out at 6:45am w/CYA=30. Added 1.4 gal Chlorine. At 9pm FC=17,CC=3,pH=7.5,TA=130,CYA=10. I know I need to add stabilizer, will have to be...

Like none of us have nothing else to do :) Just want to get in the pool this summer, it's been several years since we've used it. Feel like I'm getting the hang of it. Just need to convince the boys that it's easier to maintain than fix. LOL :)

Per Pool Calculator, did add chlorine for a FC target of 13. Will attempt to maintain it there. Thank, lfk

Well TA & pH were fine , I guess I'll see how much the accidental baking soda dumpage affects it later. I'm a vet tech and I love lab work, it'll be hard for me to keep my hands off these little reagent bottles :)

I'm well aware that in the grand scheme of things this is just a blip on the radar. Pool has been neglected for the past few years, so getting it correct in a week is probably not so important. I will probably test at noon just so I can see what's happening and how quickly. As you said I need to...

So for right now I should just leave it alone and maybe retest around noon or should I just wait until tonight? Thanks for the quick reply, I thought I was doing pretty well.

I guess I was up too early, was too eager and had a brain fart. Just realized I added baking soda instead of borax, now I guess I'll have a whole new set of problems :(

I love my test kit! This morning's number are: FC=10, CC=2, pH=7.2, TA=110, CYA=30.(Originally FC=0,pH=7.4,TA=100,CYA=0 on 7/23) FC dropped by 3 over night. Water still cloudy. Pool Calculator advised add bleach & baking soda, which I faithfully did, in prescribed amounts. Will continue fighting...

Advice taken this morning, TA was 110. Rest of numbers...FC=10, CC=2, TC=12, pH=7.2, CYA=30. FC dropped 3 overnight and water still cloudy, so am continuing to add chlorine and nag hubby to brush & vacumn. I must say, I feel I could become addicted to testing :)

Wasn't a Barbie kinda gal growing up, but my daughter was and Barbie Pink explains the color perfectly!! I think I went a little beyond, now I feel better that TA isn't really that high. Thanks. This is like doing lab work at the animal hospital I work at, which I rather enjoy. Maybe I'm not...

TF-100 Test kit came today. Only real question is reading the TA. Is it considered red when the water turns pink/deep pink? numbers: 12:30pm . . . .7:45pm FC=18.5 . . . . FC=13 CC=3.5 . . . . .CC= XX TC=22.0 . . . .TC= XX pH=7.5 . . . . .pH=7.2 TA=130 . . . . TA=140 CYA=25 . . . . CYA=30...

Yeah, test kit has arrived, here are the numbers: FC=18.5, CC=3.5,TC=22.0, pH=7.5, T/A=130, CYA=25. 12:30pm, sunny day, water still cloudy grey/green. Still stabilizer to be dissolved. Will test again this evening & tomorrow morning to see how everything fares. Now need to beat the son into...

OK, the morning after has come. 7:15am, I love waking up to a challenge. Here are the numbers such as they appear on these test strips: FC=2-3, CYA=50-100, pH=7.8-8.4, TA=100, TH=100-200. Water cloudy gray/green, foam appears to have resolved. Hubby just added 3gal Chlorine. CYA not totally...