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That's exactly where they must have came from! The cover did have some water on the top of it along w/leaves. Normally we don't have the cover on for this long of a period. They are very small and most have already died and been scooped out.

We have had our Solar Cover on for a couple of weeks. Still adding Bleach everyday and water is testing good. Uncovered today..water is clear and tadpoles have moved in. I've read on another forum to Shock, but what else? How long do they take to die? And how do we prevent this from...

Thanks guys! That's exactly what we're gonna try to do this year. I've kept it at Shock level pretty much all week and it held overnight the first night. So we're putting the cover on today. It just seemed too easy. We'll see next year :lol: . Worst case we'll just shock it again when we...

Hello everyone. I have some questions about closing...every year before now we have just went to our pool store. They hand us what we need, we do it with no problems. Is that still okay to do that again this year? We haven't needed to buy chemicals from them since we finally got the hang of...

You are 100% right! I was pushing the envelope! My mom is going to add bleach for me while we're awhile. My water is so crystal clear I don't want to do anything to sabotage it! Thanks!

TA 150, PH 7.5 as of a couple of days ago. I always leave my pump going, later I want to research turning it off some. I guess I'm just asking because I have them and if they'd work then maybe I could use them. We'll be gone Sun to Wed., so I could leave bleach before leaving and the put...

They "might" be referred to as, Pucks ?. I don't know. The ones we have is Bioguard Sanitizer Silk Smart Sticks, Chlorinating Sticks.

Dare I ask this ?....I have ALOT of Stinging Sticks left we bought at the beginning of the season. Would it be wise to add any of them while we're away? I have no idea what to do w/them now. I've read mentioned some use them while they're away, but they probably hadn't just got done shocking...

WOOO HOOOO, It finally held overnight! :party: I am so happy and thankful for all of your help and patience w/my ?'s! Now do I just need to test at night and maintain. My CYA was 20, but I"m trying to get it to 30-40. How do I decide how much to add at night (ex. FC 7?). I know if I'm...

Okay....last night FC 12, this morining 10. I guess that's not too bad. I couldn't add anything this morning because....remember I'm out of bleach. Went and bought more this morning, but won't be able to add until tonight. Once I finally make it (only loose 1ppm overnight), then what? I...

Thanks Frustratedpoolmom...I think I need to steal your name! Dumped Bleach in and already tested. I'll let you know tomorrow. We're supposed to be going out of town this weekend, which is another point of frustration. I don't want to go backwards from all of the work and money we've already...

Guys, I need your help one more time! Tell me what to do? Tested FC tonight FC 7, CC 0. I'm out of bleach. I only have 1 96 oz bottle left. It's not enough to raise it up to shock level of 12. I have yet to hold 1 ppm overnight. I get somewhere like 2-3. Pool is perfectly clear. What...

I really can't keep this up! Last night before bed FC was 10, this morning 7! It holds good during the day, where is it going at night? I thought our numbers yesterday were pretty good. I keep thinking we're almost there, but don't know how to get it to hold overnight.

Need help! Here are updated test results. We retested the TA, think this is much more accurate. FC 9.5 CC .5 TA 150 CH 250 PH 7.5 CYA 20 Here are my ?s, Do I raise shock level to 10 to match CYA chart? And do we need to add more CYA?

Okay. I need your help again! Here are some results. FC 8.5 CC 1 (first time in days it's went up to 1!!!) TA 300 CH 250 I added enough bleach this morning to raise to 12, obviously didn't work! AGAIN! We're not testing the CYA until tomorrow or Wednesday. We added it Tuesday night and...