It’s finally dissolved. Do I have to test the cya now, or can I only test the FC and go to bed and tear it in the am?
Brand new pool owner- yellow or mustard?
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Stabilizer takes a while to mix thoroughly in the pool Lets test tomorrow.
As of 8:00am, CYA is now 30, yay! FC was at 6, so I added 10 cups to bring it up to 12, per the CYA/ CL chart. Test again in an hour.
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FC drops [fast] during the first part of the SLAM as it attacks organics. UV also burns FC faster at SLAM level. Stay on top of SLAM FC levels. Brush the pool often. Although I doubt you have mustard algae, check out some tips in the article about searching for hidden algae.
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Thanks, for sharing that, you must have read my mind. I'm pretty sure that I do have it, because it poofs when I brush. I've brushed the whole pool twice today. Blisters are forming, even after wearing gloves.FC drops [fast] during the first part of the SLAM as it attacks organics. UV also burns FC faster at SLAM level. Stay on top of SLAM FC levels. Brush the pool often. Although I doubt you have mustard algae, check out some tips in the article about searching for hidden algae.
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Today We are going to show you how you can get rid of mustard algae in your pool. By following the steps in this guide and with no expensive chemicals.
Here's where we are at so far today: 8:00am - FC: 6.5 + 10cups of CL
9:38am - FC: 9 + 5c of CL
11:33am - FC: 9 + 5c
2:25pm - FC: 7.5 + 7c
3:30pm - FC: 8.5 + 6c
Oh Crud! I haven't been shocking high enough for Yellow Mustard! I need to be at 18 for 30 CYA. No wonder it wasn't going away! Shoot!Thanks, for sharing that, you must have read my mind. I'm pretty sure that I do have it, because it poofs when I brush. I've brushed the whole pool twice today. Blisters are forming, even after wearing gloves.
8:00am - FC: 6.5 + 10cups of CL
9:38am - FC: 9 + 5c of CL
11:33am - FC: 9 + 5c
2:25pm - FC: 7.5 + 7c
3:30pm - FC: 8.5 + 6c
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You're good. Keep FC at level 12 PPM.
Read the instructions carefully for mustard algae. You must pass all three criteria for a regular SLAM prior to raising FC to mustard algae level for a period of 24 hours.
Oh. Oops, I immediately went out and put in 10 more cups. So I should keep it at 12? Ok.
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At 8:30p tested FC and was at 10, so added 1 more cup. Last addition of the night. Thanks for all your help!
Delighted at the color change this morning. Monitored all day, kept adding CL, brushed twice, manually vacuumed and let the navigator run when I wasn’t out there all day and night. Filter rose to 15. May clean the filter tomorrow or following day. Excited to see another color change tomorrow hopefully. It’s a light green and very cloudy.
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Keep up the vigilance. I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but after you clean the filter, take note of the pressure. Clean or backwash the filter after you see a 25% increase over that clean baseline pressure.
Sweet sweet progress. Pool was even lighter today. Sorry forgot to snap a pic. Brushed, vacd, slammed, can’t wait to see how she looks tomorrow! Oh and hosed the filter.
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- Apr 10, 2018
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- Pool Size
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- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Much better! It's amazing to see the comparative photos. Can't wait to see the last one!