I have a 18x36 inground vinyl pool, water has been super clear until recently. I had to add water to the pool (well water), then I shocked it - hence yellow staining EVERYWHERE.
It is definitely copper staining. I used vitamin C in a sock and got rid of most of the yellow staining in the shallow end, and plan on using stain out the pool store gave me for the deep end. They also gave me the product Phoneix Super Erase to get metals out, however, I have to make sure my chlorine levels are brought down to 1 or less before adding it, then add the Super Erase and run filter for 48 hours, clean filters, etc. and this will help remove all metals from the water. then slowly bring back up the chlorine levels.
My question is I am afraid to get the pool so low with chlorine that I will end up with alga. Its a catch 22 I feel like.
We are getting 2 days of high 70's low 80's but by end of week we will be back up in 90's. I am not sure if I should wait to do this process toward the end of the summer, as this is a 5 days process of running my pool with chlorine of less than 1.
Anyone have any thoughts experience in this?
It is definitely copper staining. I used vitamin C in a sock and got rid of most of the yellow staining in the shallow end, and plan on using stain out the pool store gave me for the deep end. They also gave me the product Phoneix Super Erase to get metals out, however, I have to make sure my chlorine levels are brought down to 1 or less before adding it, then add the Super Erase and run filter for 48 hours, clean filters, etc. and this will help remove all metals from the water. then slowly bring back up the chlorine levels.
My question is I am afraid to get the pool so low with chlorine that I will end up with alga. Its a catch 22 I feel like.
We are getting 2 days of high 70's low 80's but by end of week we will be back up in 90's. I am not sure if I should wait to do this process toward the end of the summer, as this is a 5 days process of running my pool with chlorine of less than 1.
Anyone have any thoughts experience in this?
