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thanks for the suggestion, i'll look into that.

I keep brushing and vacuuming. It seems like my filter isn't catching it. I plan on getting some DE tomorrow to add to the filter and see how that works. Hopefully it helps. Will update after that and let y'all know. Thanks again to everyone for the help so far

The pic on the first page is how it's still looking. I'll try to get another one ASAP. CC has stayed 0 this whole time except for one day it was at .5. Other than the stuff on bottom the water is awesome

So, it's been a week. FC has been maintained at or above 20. OCLT results in .5 loss. The water looks clear. After backwashing multiple times and vacuum to waste a few times, there is still stuff on the bottom of the pool. I've been SLAMing for a week, brushing multiple times a day, vacuuming...

Well, tried to test FC tonight but ran out of drops. New bottle won't be here until Thursday. I guess I'll just make a best estimate off my numbers to guess how much bleach to add until then. Wish me luck

Good grief that's a lot of bleach. Would it help if I covered the pool during the day? Would that keep the sun from eating up chlorine?

FC dropped 2ppm last night, CC still 0. Almost out of drops to test FC new bottle won't be here until Thursday. I'm also going through 3 jugs of bleach a day to maintain SLAM levels. Is this normal?

I didn't think it was that simple haha. We'll hopefully I'll be posting some super clean water pics soon. Thanks for all y'all help

Thanks for the support So I got home around 1 and noticed the stuff and the bottom was a lot less and also more green in color. Also when I brushed it the cloud was very light in color not brown like it has been. Anyone have some info on that?

6/20 a.m. Update Over the last 7 hours FC has stayed at 22, CC has stayed 0. When I get back from fishing I plan on vacuuming and back washing the filter - - - Updated - - - Once I get through this SLAM I'm thinking about adding DE to the filter. Definitely not a dry climate here. Humidity...

Just tested again, I'm at 22 FC. I brushed the pool about 4 times today and added a total of 2 gals bleach. I also back washed the filter. Not sure if it makes a difference, but I added 1 gal of bleach direct to the skimmer. Will test again in the morning and keep this going

6/19 update Tested at 7:30 this morning FC 20.5 dropped 4.5 over night. Raised FC back to 25 and brushed it again. Luckily I have a 3 day weekend so I can hopefully get this right before Sunday

Update Just checked the pool, only 2 hours after brushing the pool cap was settling on the bottom again so I brushed it again. Fc is at 25. Will check it again in the morning

Thanks everyone for the help. I got home from work and tested the pool FC 3 CC 0 CYA 50 PH 7.4 TA 70 I added 387 oz of bleach, according to the pool calculator. Actually a little more just to empty the jug. I added the bleach about 5:30 this evening. I brushed it for about an hour. I'll...

that's exactly what it does when I get close to it. So would SLAMing be the way to go? FC has never been below2. CC has never been above 0. can alge still grow?

I backwashed about a week ago - - - Updated - - - I super cleaned it and put fresh sand when I installed everything about a month ago. Could it be that dirty already?

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. My numbers are great when I test. FC 4, CC 0, PH 7.4-7.6( been getting a lot of rain) TA 70, CYA 50. The water is clear and clean, the problem is dirt on the bottom of the pool. I will be posting a pic as soon as I can figure it out. I vacuumed 2...

tested the water again yesterday Ph 7.4 CYA 60 (I think its lower, I just added too much liquid to the tube) TA 50 FC I added 30 drops before the water went from pink to clear. I'm not really understanding how this test works. if anyone could help I'd appreciate it. There is a lot of dirt on...

According to pool math I needed 106oz of 6% bleach. I didn't catch the 6%, the bleach I have is 7.25% available chlorine. I just plugged 7.25% into pool math, and that would have given me 88oz. So I probably overdosed by around 20oz +/-. But I don't think that will be an issue since theres 7...

Last night I added borax, stabilizer, and bleach using the numbers from the pool calculator. I tested this morning and my PH went from 7 to 7.4 ( i'll raise it a little more). I tried to test FC but I don't know if I'm doing it right. I have the K2006 test kit. I took the sample, added two...

Unfortunately I'm at work and won't be able to do anything until this evening. i'll follow your advice and try to test again tomorrow morning and report back with the new numbers.

thanks for you advice Bo. Hope y'all didn't get hammered too bad by that weather. Just to make sure I follow, this evening rasie PH, put the sock of stabilizer in the skimmer, raise chlorine 2ppm. What should I do about the TA level?

I have a 22'x54" intex pool. Finished filling it last night and I'm not sure which numbers to adjust or chemicals to add first. I tested it yesterday evening around 6pm here are my numbers PH 7 FC 0 TA 50 CYA 0 I have 4 gallons of bleach already, and I plan on purchasing borax and stabilizer...

So if I just keep one return, can you tell me what I should to with the existing intake (not sure if my terminology is right) after installing the through wall skimmer? Should I just leave it there and keep the valve closed? or is there some way to seal it up? And thank you for your reply

I'm setting up my 22'x56"(I think its 56") intex pool this weekend. This is the second year we have it, and I'm trying to do it right this time so we can leave it up permanently. I ordered a through wall skimmer to install, and the installation seems pretty straight forward. What I would like to...

Thanks for the welcome and the reply. If I remember correctly our pool is around 10,400 gallons which is around 86000 pounds. you're right about it being heavy. I've never leveled the ground before, and even after reading multiple write ups on it I'm still unsure of how to approach it. My first...

hello all. Newbie here from LA. Last year we put up our Intex 24' pool. Everything was great until one side sunk and we ended up with a 5" difference from one side to the other. I took the pool down at the end of the summer, and I am planning on leveling the ground and using pavers to support...