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I've had my pool for about 25 yrs now. I'm usually very good with the chemistry. I have read on this site and believed (all along) that the only way you can lower CYA is to drain water and add more, thus diluting the concentration. I just opened my pool after having closed it last year with a...

I have been using my TF-100 test kit for about 4 yrs now and seemingly, everything has been fine. I just treated my pool for pink algae using yellow-out (which I have used before w/no problems). I am completely done with the treatment and now normalizing my chemicals. I did a chlorine test...

I'll bet the black is above the fill line that is your test sample high water mark. I had the same thing happen. It's residue from the powder from when you swirl the sample. I used goo-gone because it's rather sticky. I first tried to just wipe it with a paper towel but it 'bound up' the towel...

hi Duraleigh, the nickel sized spots are the only spots I have not done extensive testing on. They are in the pool as opposed to the spa and so are more difficult to deal with. They are also the last spots to show up - first there was the smudge under the light, then the parenthesis shaped...

This is going to be a long post, but I've been at it for a long time. I thank any and all in advance for any help they can give. I have some algae/stain problems. I'm not sure which they are so I'll post information and photos and hopefully someone will have experienced one of these and...

What damage might I cause to my gunite pool by putting 4 gallons of shock into my 32,000 gal pool WITHOUT running my filter?? Before the start of this season, I shocked my pool as I would normally when I open it. I put in 3-4 gallons of shock into my green mucky pool a month or so before I...

just found 'edit signature' under >forum actions>edit profile or even under >forum actions>general settings. thanks for the site!