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BDY- Thanks for the input. Yes, the FusionSoft has the mineral side, but I don't know if the PB has equal access to all brands. I know they carry the Fusion, so I was going to go with their preferred brand (to save $?) and leave out the mineral unit (as I have seen, yes, many times on TFP). I...

Thanks for the info (and pump up). I'll get back in the ring

Texas Splash- Thanks for the quick response. I'm really ignorant of the VSP issue so I'll have to do some research on that concerning the automation so that I can ask some intelligent questions about it. There are four returns, and we discussed having the skimmer on the end where they wind...

Building my first pool , but have been a TFP junkie for 9 years since my last home came with a pool. We are 65 and just retired. We want to build a very similar volleyball pool for old people to play and hang out. Looking for opinions on the new pool that the builder (AnthonySylvan) has...

Allen-Thanks again for the prompt reply and the thorough explanations and info. I think that I'll be OK. It never got below 6.6 with a full pool,and not for more than a couple of hours. I learned many things today. Take care.

ajw22- Thanks! I thought that I would get an email notice on replies, but I guess not. I wish that I would have seen this this morning!! I am trying to follow everybody's method but mainly Diamond Brite's for 1st 2 days pH 7.2 - 7.4 Alkalinity 80 - 120 To reply to your replies: 1, I read that a...

Just installed Diamond Brite. Fill water 290 TA- yikes- did not think about that issue at the time. After fill, added 3 gallons Muriatic- pH down to 6.8 . ( my installer said to get it to 6- I could not go there, but maybe he is right). TA sit as about 190. CH is 100 ( hard to tell by kit...

Studiovette- I am new pool owner/member. I have both the Pool Skim and the Solar Breeze. I bought the Poolskim before I discovered the Solar Breeze. The Poolskim worked well, but it is now out, in favor of the Solar Breeze, which I love. In my situation ( plenty of sunlight), it literally...

Thanks, but why the high chlorine level?

Just emptied and refilled last Friday, slammed for a couple days just to make sure my algae is gone. Looks beautiful. Just got my CYA up in the last 2 days (added 1 pound yesterday), but the pH always seems to be 7.8 24 hours after I add muriatic to get it to 7.2. Today: FC 2.5 pH 7.8 CH...

Thanks gents. started running pump a couple hours ago. Tested FC again, holding at 40. CYA still 0. Did some reading, some poolmath, and put 5 trichlor pucks in my feeder and turned to max feed. Math says it should take 10 pucks to get to 30. Sound like a plan? Pool still green, but I...

I am currently 2/3 done with a refill after mustard algae, CYA of 180, and CH of 875. Got most of the water out - maybe 500 gallons at most left I am 2/3 done re-filling, water was clear green to start at 8pm last night, and remains so this morning at 2/3 full numbers at 2/3 full: pH 7.5 FC 0...

Just some brown slime that had collected in the fixture. Thanks

I'll try in a bit after I take the rental pump back. Thanks

I am draining my pool for CYA and CH reasons, and a brown oil oooze came out of the bottom of the light fixture. It is not water soluble . Gunite Pool built in 85 Problem??

Jason- thanks for the quick reply. I should have thought of that. You are correct, the CYA is more like 160-180. Off the charts. I guess it's time to call the water company and get some sort of pool exemption on my sewer bill for 10,000 gallons. :(

Newbie here and I promise I'll fill in my pool particulars as soon as my pucker factor is lower. 20,000gal plaster pool Sand filter Recently moved in Pool built in 85, previous owners not to keen on maintenance Did the pool store stuff, shocked, algae fighter, HTH shock and swim, clarifier...