So, I battled with algae in my pool for over a month and the water has finally cleared up after ALOT of bleach, vacuuming, backwashing, and testing everything (TF-100) for weeks. I was doing everything I've read here on the site, but despite it no longer being green, it was cloudy and just wasn't clearing up. Then, we remembered that last year, we had to clean out the sand in our filter, so we did that this past weekend, and after we did that, it literally cleared up overnight and we could finally see the bottom! Since it was still mildly cloudy, I retested and fixed my TA, which I found it to be at 40, so I brought it up to 80. I was mostly focusing on my shock levels (FC and CYA) before. My CYA is at 50. Anyway, last night I finally decided to do the OCLT test. After adding some bleach and some baking soda and waiting about an hour, my numbers were as follows:
FC = 7
CC = 0
TA = 80
CYA = 50
This morning, I retested FC and CC only:
FC = 9
CC = 0
Did I just not wait long enough after adding the bleach last night to test (it was just so late). It's pretty clear now, just a tad cloudy. Think it's safe to swim?? Kids have been super patient, but are ready to get in.
FC = 7
CC = 0
TA = 80
CYA = 50
This morning, I retested FC and CC only:
FC = 9
CC = 0
Did I just not wait long enough after adding the bleach last night to test (it was just so late). It's pretty clear now, just a tad cloudy. Think it's safe to swim?? Kids have been super patient, but are ready to get in.
