Me and my family just moved to this house a month ago. When we first moved here the water was clear. Take in mind this is my first pool so my knowledge of pools is basic. Anyhow, after a week of living here our pool became green and it was obvious we were having a algae attack. i took a sample to local pool store and followed their directions. Two weeks later i am in the same situation. i took a sample down again. they had stated that they calculated wrong our size of our pool so they had us treating a much smaller pool. therefore we must do everything we had already done, just double. i am quite irate and irritated of this. our pool is green and getting greener as we speak. i have over 200 dollars invested into this and cant see myself spending 400 more at the same store. i am desperate of help and would like to do this as cheap as possible. keep in mind i do not know much about pools but i have learned alot from this site. but as everyone says every pool is different and i would like to get some help based on my test readings. it would be greatly appreciated, my levels are as follows
we have 15,000 gallon pool with a sand filter
FAC - 0
TAC - 0
CYA - 20
TA - 140
pH - 8.0
ACID - 5
COPPER - 0
IRON - 0
TDS - 1000
Pho - 300
The recommended levels the pool store game me are as follows, if these are incorrect please let me know
FAC 1-5ppm
TAC 0.2 DIFFERENCE
CYA 30-99
TA 80-140ppm
pH 7.2 - 7.8
COPPER SHOULD BE 0ppm
IRON SHOULD BE 0ppm
TDS LESS THAN 2500
Pho BELOW 300ppb
i am unsure of when to add chemicals, and the amounts. i need to know how long to wait til you add the next chemical etc..
and how long til the kids can swim again. the pool guys said we need green to clean, 12lbs of shock, water clarifier, and some chemical to eliminate food for algae, and new sand for the filter....... which i know is no more than 2 years old. they stated i need conditioner or stabilizer which in fact i know i need. i was wondering about the products ultra clarifier, green algicide, and muriatic acid. any and all help will be GREATLY appreciated. it is getting hot here in arizona and we really need our pool but we want to do it the right way thank you so much!!
we have 15,000 gallon pool with a sand filter
FAC - 0
TAC - 0
CYA - 20
TA - 140
pH - 8.0
ACID - 5
COPPER - 0
IRON - 0
TDS - 1000
Pho - 300
The recommended levels the pool store game me are as follows, if these are incorrect please let me know
FAC 1-5ppm
TAC 0.2 DIFFERENCE
CYA 30-99
TA 80-140ppm
pH 7.2 - 7.8
COPPER SHOULD BE 0ppm
IRON SHOULD BE 0ppm
TDS LESS THAN 2500
Pho BELOW 300ppb
i am unsure of when to add chemicals, and the amounts. i need to know how long to wait til you add the next chemical etc..
and how long til the kids can swim again. the pool guys said we need green to clean, 12lbs of shock, water clarifier, and some chemical to eliminate food for algae, and new sand for the filter....... which i know is no more than 2 years old. they stated i need conditioner or stabilizer which in fact i know i need. i was wondering about the products ultra clarifier, green algicide, and muriatic acid. any and all help will be GREATLY appreciated. it is getting hot here in arizona and we really need our pool but we want to do it the right way thank you so much!!