Recent content by BethLynne

I definitely prefer to pull from the knowledge on this site, but no one offered any answers regarding the staining. I just need to know what to do. I can do more chlorine.

Okay, here's an update on my pool. This is what it looks like- Took a sample of water to the local pool store, just in case I was doing it wrong. Here are my numbers- FC- 4 CC- 4 pH- 7.4 Calcium hardness- 120 CYA- 30 Total alkalinity- 90 Total dissolved solids- 600 Phosphates- 200 So, what...

Progress is going well. Haven't tested cya lately but I did add one sock full and 1 gallon of chlorine. Here's a photo from today- http://flic.kr/p/no3vUX We've been working at vacuuming out the algae from the bottom of the pool, but we have this really weird layer of red and green hard...

I am actually quite pleased with the progress the pool is making. I was so discouraged yesterday; I just felt like giving up. I came home from work today and could see the bottom of the deep end. Woohoo!! I will include a pic from today. Last night, we added 2 gallons of chlorine because...

I will have to get more chemical to test the cya again. You're right. My minimum is 30 and I can still see the black dot so it might be 0. When I shake the bottle, I don't get a cloudy liquid. I get a clear liquid. How do I determine chlorine level then? I will get more cya testing liquid...

I have read all of those documents. I don't know if I'm supposed to add more chlorine. Do I need to increase the CYA in order for chlorine to work? Is my ph okay? I'm sorry I don't really know what to do. The pool math is so confusing because I don't know what most of those words mean. I also...

Okay, new update. Here's my FC level- 10 I measured pH and that is now at 7. Also did CYA, but that is still showing less than 30. Here's a photo from this morning- This photo is from today. Clearly, I can see the bottom, but there is a bunch of algae in there. Please tell me what...

Okay, here's my CYA results again- under 30. I filled bottle to 7 mL, added in R-0013, mixed for 30 seconds. When I pour it into test tube, with sun at my back and held down at my waist to view, I can still see the black dot even though I fill it all the way up.