Keep posting photos here and you will see the dramatic changes easier. Our brain isn't as good about remember the different stages of green, photos do.
You will soon look like a genius. Him?....not so muchI have faith, the husband does not....he says drain it!
You need to start your clock from the time you correctly began the SLAM process. We have seen some swamps take multiple WEEKS to clear. One day is nothing.Chrystal_28 said:...and I have been keeping it at a shock level of 22 since early yesterday morning.
Chrystal_28 said:Got my test and these are the results as of this morning:
FC: 3.5
PH: 8.2
TA:120
CYA: 55
CC:0
So if I understand I am going to add 642 oz. of bleach to get to a shock level of 22 and keep testing and doing this process until my shock level holds at that for an hour or more? Also do I need to bring my PH down before I start the SLAM process? Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
Not really. Algae is organic and when it dies it just becomes a carcass. CCs are the result of Free Chlorine oxidizing nitrogen based compounds. If you have a green swamp but nothing/very little in the way of ammonia, urine, urea, etc., CCs of zero would be normal.GuinnessPhish said:How is it possible that you have CC of zero? With all that algae, wouldn't CC have to be more than zero?
Possible, but there are a lot of factors that go into play. It's not a good idea to drain any pool completely, so you'll still have algae multiplying in the foot that's left when you start refilling. Plus, if it's from a well, besides the stress/time on the well pump, you've got issues of water quality from the well (metals, hardness, TA, etc.). Then you have to figure the cost of chemicals to rebalance the fresh fill.GuinnessPhish said:Being that the OP has an AG pool, might it make more sense for her to drain the pool and start from scratch, adding stabilizer to around 30ppm, and then balancing the water, chlorinating, and SLAM-ing the pool until she passes the OCLT?
This is correct.Chrystal_28 said:Thank you for the responses. I just talked to my husband and now he doesn't really want to drain because he was told in our heat that it isn't good on the liner??
Yes. Some algae strains are more resistant than others and will take longer to change color. As soon as you get frustrated, looking at the pool, go to the "Defeating Algae" forum and browse for awhile. Look for threads with lots of pages of responses and little paperclips next to them (we all like pictures, right?). It will give you a better idea of what the spectrum of "normal" is. Richard320 has a list of links for inspirational reading.Chrystal_28 said:So just to clarify....even though my water is not changing color the algae can be dead or dying? Do I need to pull my ladder out and soak it in bleach? It's the kind that has small holes for water to weigh it down and I'm sure there is algae in it but I'm not sure how to get it all out....will keeping it in the water at shock level kill it? I really appreciate all of the help because I really need it although I am understanding it all a lot more.