My Pool Just turned Green.

[Sparkmaster]

Had water delivered yesterday and it seemed OK... Today after shock, the water is Green..

PH 7.2
Hardness 70ppm
Alkalinity 50
Copper 0
Iron 0
Phosphate 300ppb

I am now at shock level..


HELP..

27'x54" Round pool

 

[RobbieH]

What are your FC and CC or TC numbers?

 

[JasonLion]

Is the water a clear transparent green, or is it cloudy/murky?

 

[Sparkmaster]

I could see bottom. TC 10 and FC 10???

 

[woodyp]

I don't see any number listed for CYA?

 

[JasonLion]

Clear green water after adding chlorine is almost always metals in the water. Try adding a startup does of sequestrant.

 

[Sparkmaster]

Thanks for helping.. I'm really getting ticked off now.. Pool is dark green/brown.. No pool stores open so I stopped at Walmart and purchased 2 bottles of that HTC Metal stabilizer or whatever its called .. Came home and no flow.. Open the DE canister and it is solid brown in there.. Cleaned and added the 2 bottles.. Please tell me I didn't screw up..

 

[JasonLion]

Assuming the water remains clear, even if heavily tinted, that is actually good. The metals are forming particles large enough to be removed by the filter. That gets the metals out of the water, so you won't need to use sequestrant constantly, or won't need to use as much.

 

[Sparkmaster]

Assuming the water remains clear, even if heavily tinted, that is actually good. The metals are forming particles large enough to be removed by the filter. That gets the metals out of the water, so you won't need to use sequestrant constantly, or won't need to use as much.

Thanks again.. What do you mean Constantly?? And is what I grabbed from Walmart good enough or should I go this morning and grab some "Sequestrant" and pour that in today also..

Thank you..

 

[JasonLion]

When you have a significant metal level in the water you need to add a maintenance dose of sequestrant about once a week. Hopefully, you are currently filtering out enough of the metals that you will not need to do that.

If what you got from WalMart was actually HTH Metal Control, then that is a sequestrant and should be fine for now.

 

[Sparkmaster]

Once again THANK YOU.. I could now see the bottom and seems to be clearing.. Maybe in a day or two it will be good.. We shall see.. Anyways, Question... Should I go ahead and take care of the other chemicals??

 

[JasonLion]

I'd leave CH and borates until everything settles down a little more, but go ahead and adjust anything else that needs adjusting.