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I emptied 80% of my pool to clear out CH and CYA and I have some green algae in my black Marcite pool. How can I get rid of the green algae? Do I refill and then shock or clear out the algae before refil? If the latter what is the best way? Thanks

Rubbing the puck didn’t do anything on the puck and just left a chalk on the steps which I just brushed off and it didn’t look any different I did walk around it and saw the rubber guard on the pool step have green algae so I’m going to assume it’s green algae at least on the rubber step guard...

I’ll do a chlorine drop test tonight I haven’t used pucks since December but I started to use it to raise the cya since it was near 0 after the refill. The city water ch is 125, im not sure what the aquifer ch is but I live on an island that was a marsh in the 1920’s and the marsh is made of...

I have a black Marcite pool So it’s hard to tell if it’s algae I also have a calcium hardiness issue I live on an island and underneath is shells for foundation I had 600ppm CH and I drained 3/4 of the pool it’s a 15k gallon pool It went to 375 this was in middle of Jan. Now I retested it and...

TA was 50 and Ph 8.2 before Added alk inc aka baking soda and added 2 cups of acid and ran pool for 2 hrs Re-tested it and Ta 120 now and ph is 7.4

Sorry I meant alkallinity inc. my TA was 50

How long after adding Alk. Increasee do you retest?

What’s the best way to get this remove this off my filter The pool is a black colored pool so it’s hard to tell if I have algae The chlorine is always at the correct level and the cc is zero So it doesn’t appear to be fighting anything Any ideas?

They did throw in some shock on Monday when they filled it and I didn’t have the test kit to check then. I don’t. Have any shock here I just have my pool chlorine and the chlorine granular they gave me with the spa So maybe it’s the shock still hanging around since Monday?

I did add the oxidizer ( I think it was 1.5 oz) two days back when it was cloudy I don’t believe I have used any surfactant(not sure what that is The spa was filled last Monday as it’s new Filter scheduled to be cleaned this Sunday as it’s new I don’t have any spares as it’s a new spa I have a...

No I didn’t add that But we do use the spa everyday 30-60 min But I haven’t used it today yet

I added chlorine this morning snd it registered 6 FC I didn’t know the CC as I didn’t have my kit I got my kit and retested this afternoon It says 1.5 FC 9 CC TA 50 cYa was around 20 I couldn’t tell for sure as the kit only went from 30 up and black dot was still visible at 30 Is there a way...

Ok I’ll lower it to 2 hr x 2 and see if it remains clear Right now it’s clear Looking

I have a new spa that came with a frog Chen dispenser I was going to let it run until it runs out but use liquid chlorine to make adjustments But on the frog it was the blue section of the ball has minerals What exactly is minerals I don’t add anything to my pool other than Chlorine and acid...

it was reading 0 cya at the pool store, I’m waiting for my kit to come in as I ran out of cya test) It’s two bathers wife and me We usually do 1 hr The spa is under a covered patio that has no sunlight hitting it and the cover is on during the day other than me adding chems and having it off...

I have a new 347 gallon Spa My PH was really high 8.2 ish with jets full blast by Taylor drop test The dealer had given me ph down granules I was trying that but it wasn’t making a dent So I changed to Muraiac acid And added 1 oz every 30 min till I reached 7.6 while jets full blast Then the...

My electrical plugs under the light are working. Tested with a plug tester and I have power to pool pump. However my light won’t come on. Does that mean it’s just the bulb? I don’t want to repair myself as electricity is one thing I generally avoid. So do I call a electrician or pool...

Lol Ya I was using my hands to throw them out and one almost bit me. I didn’t know what they were. My wife looked them up and they apparently sting when they bite. So then used the net. There was at least 10 or more. They were hiding on the ladder and because my pool is really dark it’s hard...

Thanks will bump chlorine a little see how that goes

We have sea shells as a border and grass outside that

The pool had algae two weeks back But it’s all cleared up but we see these bugs a lot. My wife doesn’t like them but they don’t bother me. I live in Florida and next to ocean so sometimes I get strange stuff . One time came home and a crab was in the pool. A bird had dropped it

Any idea on how to get rid of these bugs? I skim them out and toss them 40 feet away in the yard but they somehow come back

Went ahead and drained 1/3 of the water and filled with tap CYA is 30 FC was 20 last night around 8 pm Woke up before sunrise and FC was 19 and CC <.5 and water is clear

It’s been about 2 weeks that I have kept it at around 5 I check the pool every other day and the lowest it was was around 2-3 Normally I kept it at 7 I will keep it there going forward. I did slam it with lvl 20 which is what the website pool math says ...