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    After SLAMing pool, guess what? Black algae outbreak

    So not but two weeks after successfully converting my green lagoon of a pool into a beautiful summer oasis the FC levels had dropped while I was away for work and vacation allowing for this (what appears to be) black algae to take hold. It seems to have formed in all the classic rough areas of...
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    DE Resting on Bottom Surface or Algae?

    I did a complete cleaning of my Hayward DE filter just last week and had an issue with the seal on the relief valve which led to some DE slurry getting back into the pool. I came back from work 5 days later, tested the water (FC 0.5, CC 0, pH 7.4, TA 110, cYA 60, CH 230) and came across...
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    Full Test on Pool and Looks Pretty Good. What Adjustments Can I Make?

    Hi All, Received the Taylor K-2006 kit recently and ran a test on my pool to get a baseline of where things are at. Results are: FC 2 ppm CC 0 pH7.8 TA 110 ppm CH 280 ppm CyA 45 FC seems to be on the low side with pH is on the high side while TA seems over my goal which I am simply basing off...
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    New to TFP and Ready to Get Started

    Hi Guys/Gals, I've been lurking around here for about a month counting down the days until that one would come where we would have to let our pool guy go and now I can say that the day has finally come. I've read quite a bit about the TFPM and really love how well this site has been put...