Hi,
I have an Intex inflatable ring pool (3300 gal) and I went on vacation without adding enough Chlorine to keep it where it needs to be (I use bleach as my Chlorine source). Came home Sunday night to fairly clear water but quite a bit of algae. I scrubbed the entire pool which of course turned it a cloudy green mess, and brought it up to shock level of 15. I wasn't able to test it until the following afternoon and FC was at 9ppm, pool had turned from green to cloudy white. Brought back up to 15ppm last night, scrubbed again and when I tested this morning, was still at 15ppm. Here are my other values:
FC – 9
CC – 0
TA – 100
CH – 60
CYA – 30
PH – 7.5
My question is, other than running the filter 24/7 is there anything else I can do to help it clear up faster? I have doubts that the small cartridge filter will even be able to accomplish the task (I will continue cleaning filter daily). Is it safe for kids to swim in the cloudy water and with shock level at 15ppm? How long should I maintain that level? Should I add clarifier? Thanks a lot. I have learned tons from this website and love my TF-100 test kit.
I have an Intex inflatable ring pool (3300 gal) and I went on vacation without adding enough Chlorine to keep it where it needs to be (I use bleach as my Chlorine source). Came home Sunday night to fairly clear water but quite a bit of algae. I scrubbed the entire pool which of course turned it a cloudy green mess, and brought it up to shock level of 15. I wasn't able to test it until the following afternoon and FC was at 9ppm, pool had turned from green to cloudy white. Brought back up to 15ppm last night, scrubbed again and when I tested this morning, was still at 15ppm. Here are my other values:
FC – 9
CC – 0
TA – 100
CH – 60
CYA – 30
PH – 7.5
My question is, other than running the filter 24/7 is there anything else I can do to help it clear up faster? I have doubts that the small cartridge filter will even be able to accomplish the task (I will continue cleaning filter daily). Is it safe for kids to swim in the cloudy water and with shock level at 15ppm? How long should I maintain that level? Should I add clarifier? Thanks a lot. I have learned tons from this website and love my TF-100 test kit.