Our green monster! oh no!

[PAGirl]

Thanks for that info. Only read one other thread that had to resort to ALUM to fix them up. Was after the pool was only cloudy, with no green or brown evident.

I, too, was under that impression. But, if I recall correctly, they have passed the OCLT, even with the green/cloudy water. Seems a bit unusual for it to stay cloudy/green for an extended period of time after passing. Though No two SLAMs are the same.

 

[AllMar]

Numbers are still excellent today. Beginning to wonder if someone put paint or dye of some sort in there lol.. Pics show much greener look than it actually looks to the naked eye.. More milky gray blue.. Can't think of anything that is that color to compare it to.

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[pabeader]

Thin Milk of Magnesia?

 

[Texas Splash]

If you look at other pics on this forum of people that did major SLAM, you'll see a familiar pattern where the color went from green/dark green, to light green, to blue, to a grey-ish type color, sometimes more white and cloudy, then in some cases overnight just flipped to clear just by following the SLAM page to the letter. Just takes time.

 

[Mike1162]

Thanks for that info. Only read one other thread that had to resort to ALUM to fix them up. Was after the pool was only cloudy, with no green or brown evident.

That's probably the same thread I was thinking about. The pool was still cloudy 5 weeks after starting the SLAM. There was a huge improvement 2 days after adding the Alum Floc. This thread seems very similar to that one.

AllMar - Here's a link to page 10 of that thread:
http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/96340-Helping-a-friend-This-should-be-a-good-one/page10
The Floc was added in post #194 & you can see the results in post #216. I believe they had to Floc again about a week later to completely clear the water.

 

[AllMar]

Wow this is almost an identical story.. I think the alum flock may be our only alternative as well.. I believe that person's pool is only about 40 miles from us. Maybe something about our area.. We still look like this today..

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[AllMar]

Well alum floc has been added, wow.. Is this normal?

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[AllMar]

One more..

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[pabeader]

I bet, not many here would know. I assume this is with the pump on and set to recirc. Must be really finding stuff to clump together.

 

[AllMar]

Yes on recirculate.. It's amazing to watch, looks like buttermilk only been in water about 15 mins.

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[kimkats]

Make sure to read and follow the directions on the bottle. Keep taking pics please!

Kim

 

[Argosy]

Don't forget about photos! I really want to see the 3rd step clearly

 

[AllMar]

I sure hope this works..

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[JVTrain]

Alum floc is a coagulant. It makes particles cling together in clumps. That should be normal behavior.

sent from mobile. beware of brevity and spelling errors.

 

[Mike1162]

How long do the instructions recommend letting it circulate before turning off the pump?

 

[AllMar]

2 hours or it could be filtered til the psi went up 5 psi..we chose to recirculate. Didn't want it in our poor ole filter..

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[kimkats]

For the best. That pool little filter already has it's sand full!

I can't wait to see what it looks like this morning!

Kim

 

[Agent99]

Fingers and toeses crossed!

 

[AllMar]

Woo hoo lol at this! I can clearly see 3rd step.. Still working on it but it has made at least a 50% difference..still more vacuuming to do but an amazing difference.

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[Mike1162]

That's a nice improvement. I'd turn the filter off when you go to bed tonight & see if any more settles by morning.