Re: New Homeowner - Green Pool [HOLY AMMONIA BATMAN!]
Yes, after determining that my cya was in the 40-50 range I upped my shock number to 29 and dosed a bit above that. I got it it up to what should have been 31, dropped to 11 in an hour, then dosed back up to be what was 34 - and then I ran out of chlorine. I will be picking up 48 gallons of 12.5% today around 1PM, and then it's back to the dose, brush, test every 30 minutes cycle until I get a decent residual.
I did test my CYA again last night and got a result of 50, but it was in the kitchen and obviously not in direct sunlight. I do have pretty daylight balanced bulbs in there, but even still I will run another test today after picking up the chlorine to make sure.
I did one last test before bed last night and I got the following numbers:
fc:5
cc: 5
nh3: 4-8ppm (closer to 4)
So I seem to be on the right path, I just hope that not being able to do anything until 1PM isn't going to set me back too far. Pool is looking pretty decent though, except for the "soapy" film on the top in some places. With the wind blowing right now it actually looks pretty sparkling - for the first time in days really, so we'll see how it goes later today.
Yes, after determining that my cya was in the 40-50 range I upped my shock number to 29 and dosed a bit above that. I got it it up to what should have been 31, dropped to 11 in an hour, then dosed back up to be what was 34 - and then I ran out of chlorine. I will be picking up 48 gallons of 12.5% today around 1PM, and then it's back to the dose, brush, test every 30 minutes cycle until I get a decent residual.
I did test my CYA again last night and got a result of 50, but it was in the kitchen and obviously not in direct sunlight. I do have pretty daylight balanced bulbs in there, but even still I will run another test today after picking up the chlorine to make sure.
I did one last test before bed last night and I got the following numbers:
fc:5
cc: 5
nh3: 4-8ppm (closer to 4)
So I seem to be on the right path, I just hope that not being able to do anything until 1PM isn't going to set me back too far. Pool is looking pretty decent though, except for the "soapy" film on the top in some places. With the wind blowing right now it actually looks pretty sparkling - for the first time in days really, so we'll see how it goes later today.