I've completed my slamming and I've added plenty of floc to my pool. The dead algae looks to be coming together. But it's all floating on top of my water. The water underneath is blue. I generally use floc at night but I came to this stage this morning. So now I'm wondering if this is the usual process it goes through before it sinks Or if I have another problem going on. And is there anyway to help these huge clumps of dead algae fall besides adding more floc.
floc process
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Hi, and welcome to TFP,
We don't suggest using a floc to complete the SLAM process. Adding more could make things worse.
We don't suggest using a floc to complete the SLAM process. Adding more could make things worse.
I didn't add floc while slamming my pool. Only after it was completed to settle the particles left floating that I thought were causing the water to be cloudy. This is my general routine only I generally floc over night so I don't actually see the process.
I didn't know if this was the normal procees of floc and i should just it give it more time to settle or try to run it though my skimmer and whether or not my filter would clean this up, or if it would just pump it back into the pool.
Sorry, I meant we don't suggest it as any part. Before, during, or after. It takes time to clear cloudiness as part of the process. If you were following SLAM, one criteria is clear water to be 100% finished. It may be the picture, or what the floc did, but the water doesn't look SLAM complete.
Okie dokie. I'll give it some more time to see if it settles. And then all I know to do it run my pump and recheck all my levels. When I completed my slam, my FC was holding at 10. All other levels were in check. Water is blue and has about a 12 to 16 inch visibility. Thanks for the replies!
Please don't think I'm being rough on you. It truly isn't my intent. If it's only 16" of clarity, the slam wasn't done.
My best suggestion is to see if you can skim it off. Your getting the opposite effect of what you want.
My best suggestion is to see if you can skim it off. Your getting the opposite effect of what you want.
No worries! Honey if I'd let your replies bother me, I'd be gone from this world a long time ago! That's a negative on the skim. It's just goes through the net. I'm turning my pump back one and going to see what I can get out of it. Thanks again
I meant seeing if your filter would catch it. Risky, as you can shred the polymer chains holding it altogether though.
Thanks for being a good sport....Honey.
Thanks for being a good sport....Honey.
Kaycee,
You can completely eliminate that issue if you stop using floc. It simply is not necessary. read "The ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry" up in Pool School and then read the SLAM article. You will find we get pools crystal clear with chlorine only. The floc is causing you a headache and money......you probably don't need either.
You can completely eliminate that issue if you stop using floc. It simply is not necessary. read "The ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry" up in Pool School and then read the SLAM article. You will find we get pools crystal clear with chlorine only. The floc is causing you a headache and money......you probably don't need either.
What if it's foam? *eyebrow raised. Annnd. I rechecked my levels. They are all over the place. CYA is non existant. TA is 60 CH is 100. All were in check as of this am.....aye aye aye...facepalm...
Well, I assume your posts mean you are at a loss..........help is easy to find.
Go to Pool School and read "SLAM" in the "How To" section. Then, follow that article exactly as it described....do not add anything or subtract anything. It will (slowly) get rid of your foam and will result in a crystal clear pool.
I'll say this again.....floc is your enemy. You are doing no favors to yourself by adding floc.
BTW, this whole forum begins and ends with test results.....can you post them for us?
Go to Pool School and read "SLAM" in the "How To" section. Then, follow that article exactly as it described....do not add anything or subtract anything. It will (slowly) get rid of your foam and will result in a crystal clear pool.
I'll say this again.....floc is your enemy. You are doing no favors to yourself by adding floc.
BTW, this whole forum begins and ends with test results.....can you post them for us?
FC 16
CC 2
TA 130
CH 260
CYA below 30
For now, my plans are to stay at shock level until my CC is .5 or below. Correct?
CC 2
TA 130
CH 260
CYA below 30
For now, my plans are to stay at shock level until my CC is .5 or below. Correct?
You have three criteria to meet. The first is that the water is clear. That means all the way down, after brushing, and no algae on the walls, either.
If that one passes, test FC and CC after the sun is off the pool. If CC is less than .5, that part passes. If not, raise FC.
When the water is clear AND the CC is less than .5, run the overnight loss test. If that passes, you whoop with joy and let the FC level drop for a day or two so you can get accurate test results and adjust everything else. If you didn't pass the overnight test, you add more bleach and mutter darkly about how long it's taking.
To help maintain some of your FC in the pool during the SLAM, your CYA should be right at 30-40 ppm......get that in there pronto. Do you know how to use poolmath to calc your dosages?
Yes I'm pretty familiar with the process. My CYA was 30 yesterday and nothing now. I'm wondering if my test went bad over winter.
No. It would have shown bad before today, I truly believe. Something is off, maybe a test error? Cya won't chage over 1-2 days without a significant change like water replacement.
I agree. My initial test showed no CYA. So I added conditioner to bring up to 30. It registered there for a day or so. And then nothing again. But I'm not having trouble holding FC. Any explanations? Other than test error due to tester or agents?