Algae Assistance & slamming
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I will hopefully be able to get in and get more samples and pics. also what is a good salt level for the pool. My buddy has one of these although he does not use a test kit and not the most reliable on the subject but states that he puts enough salt in the pool to smell and taste salty... although I'm not going to be drinking pool water just wondering.
TFP is about measuring and dosing carefully and correctly. Your buddies method is beyond hope but I am glad it works (for now) for him.
Your salt cell should have a suggested level. Use pool math to calc the dosage.
Your salt cell should have a suggested level. Use pool math to calc the dosage.
Here are some photos of the pods 1. They turn to mush when you press on them. 2. They smell bad. When close to your nose. Lol
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That is what all on the bottom of your pool? Thanks for coin pic. They are smaller than I thought.
Squishy and smell bad? When you squish it what comes from the inside? Is it solid like jelly or does it seem to have "parts"?
Eggs? Seed pods?
It does not look like any algae I have seen BUT I have not seen alot so...........
oh does it dry out if you leave it in the sun?
When you vacuum/net them out do they come back?
Sorry for more questions. I am just trying to see if someone can figure it out.
Kim
Squishy and smell bad? When you squish it what comes from the inside? Is it solid like jelly or does it seem to have "parts"?
Eggs? Seed pods?
It does not look like any algae I have seen BUT I have not seen alot so...........
oh does it dry out if you leave it in the sun?
When you vacuum/net them out do they come back?
Sorry for more questions. I am just trying to see if someone can figure it out.
Kim
Ok I think I solved the mystery gang ( Scooby Doo pun intended) 1.) when I squeezed one of those they disentagrate. 2.0 No worries on the Questions thats how you solve problems and possibly find out something that you missed. 3.) I did vacuum the pool to day with out sweeping and they came right up. An while sweeping the pool I felt something hit me in the head and lo and behold the only thing i seen was that green pod. An so the mystery is that they are falling from a oak tree beside my pool. An just over the course of the night they filled the bottom of the pool, an once they get wet for just a few minutes boom the seperate and turn green. Thats why I thought it was algae because whatelse normally do you find in the pool green other that algae. On the brightside did a FC, CC and a CYA
fc 2.8 ppm
cc .4 ppm
cya 55 ppm
Also I do want to thankyou guys for all the help. I did learn alot and still alot more to learn.
fc 2.8 ppm
cc .4 ppm
cya 55 ppm
Also I do want to thankyou guys for all the help. I did learn alot and still alot more to learn.
I meant to ask should I raise my FC to between 4-6 ppm compare to where its at now?
Yes. Try to stay above 5. Also, you might want to bump the CYA up a little. For SWGs it's recommended to be 70.
Can you take a pic of what it looks like before it gets wet so we will know in the future.
Kim
Kim
I went out by the pool and could not find any on the ground. So, its possible they could be a early form of acorn pod.
And to think one fall at the right time for you to be there to see/feel it! LOL Wonderful timing!
Kim
Kim
Yeah no kidding . I went out this afternoon and the pool has more and there was like 10 of those worms that destroy tomatoe plants. I'm like really. And those pods do not float they sink pretty quick so the skimmer does not get a chance to catch them. 
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