Recent content by bwaredapenguin

Thanks! I am mostly sticking with liquid now especially since I have a bunch left after the slam. We've gotten a fair bit of rain recently (at least 5" since last checking in) and tested the CYA today and it was about 65 with a stare (did it before catching up here) so I'll stick with saying up...

Could you perhaps offer a little guidance on the CYA test? It's 80 if I'm considering it "invisible unless you're actively looking for it" and 60 if it's supposed to be truly invisible without a hint that a black dot was there.

First season of this pool and solar cover (tore down rusted out 15' SWG over the winter) so I definitely don't want to trash the cover yet. I'll keep my chlorine around this level for a while. The CYA is mostly a result of me being an idiot and trusting test strips back in April after filling it...

Followed the SLAM instructions and used the tfp calculator app, took it to 50+ out of frustration and some still returned, that's when I went to 1 lb of Yellow Out followed by a full gallon of 10% liquid chlorine 5 min later, 12 hours later, then a quarter to half gallon 12 hours after that...

It's not on a roller or anything so I can pull it off and lay it out in the grass, but besides spraying it down with a hose I'm not sure what other viable options I have to both clean it and not ruin my lawn.

I just finished a 10 day SLAM on my 7500 gal above ground pool to eradicate some mustard algae I've apparently had since the beginning of the season (always thought it was sand from the filter or pollen). I had to go as far as 12 gallons of liquid chlorine, about 8 bags of granulated shock, and...