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I don't have a filter (yet), so it's definitely not making its way back into the pool. This probably also explains why it hasn't already been cleared (assuming it is dead algae). Dan

I vacuumed it up and it came back the next night (less of it though). Last night I added enough bleach to take ppm over 15 and checked to see what things looked like this morning. No change in appearance, water is still very clear and this stuff on the bottom had moved about but was still...

I got a response from Lamotte. Sharing here in case anyone else is interested in a slightly less precise alternative to taylor/tf-100 reagent for testing CYA kit that doesn't require a 8oz bottles of liquid reagent per 15 tests, perhaps people like me outside of the US. "You can check with...

Here are the pics... it's looking less sand-like now, how do i know if its an algae (and what type) or pollen or something else thats precipitated due to clarifier? [attachment=0:z0igesfj]P1020413.JPG[/attachment:z0igesfj] [attachment=1:z0igesfj]P1020415.JPG[/attachment:z0igesfj] thanks! Dan

I still havn't got the filter or test kit yes, working on those... I thought I'd overcome the problem i first posted about but it seems i havn´t quite: Thursday 6th: - Emptied 5/9´s of pool and added 6l of 10% bleach (to bring up to 35pm) Friday 7th: - Deep end of the pool still looked...

This is the one: "Lamotte cynauric acid test kit" code: 6838 http://www.lamotte.com/pool_spa_water/p ... eries.html http://www.lamotte.com/images/pdfs/inst ... s/6838.pdf Dan

So taking that into account, and not really wanting to ship a TF-100 i'm best trying to get the TF-50 shipped and if possible getting some cya tablets as I mentioned to allow me to give to do more that 3 CYA tests just in case I need to. Where did you get the Lamotte cyanuric acid kit from? or...

Thanks for all the advice. I'm doing the following, i'll let you know how i get on: - Emptied 5/9 of pool water this afternoon (not filled it yet) - Will add 6l 10% bleach tonight (water still appears to have around 7pm from last nights miscalculated shock) which should bring it up to 35ppm...

Any idea where i could get one of these kits via mail-order? ( Either make as long as it is manual, include the test-tube etc. and does not require a colorQ type device) Yes, the plan was to get a tablet based test kit for CYA and a drop-based FAS-DPD kit for chlorine (e.g...

Does anyone know anything about tablet-based CYA test kits available in the US as an alternative to using the Taylor/TF-100 reagent? I want to ship a couple of test products to Argentina and the disadvantage of the Taylor CYA test is the size/weight of the reagent needed. i was considering the...

Ok so although pH maybe something i need to keep an eye on given I have such high alkalinity in this case it was most certainly a CYA issue. I'd only guestimated and hadn't done the cumulative calculations as you have. I was using bleach also, switching between the two so it wasn't that low...

Yeah, i've read those articles in detail. Agree the pH isn't the issue now, but probably was the cause of the initial outbreak due to reduced chlorine effectiveness at 8.2. So your assumption is i'm over the main outbreak, but the water needs a good filtering now and not having a filter is an...

I seemed to manage for a while, although it wasn't being used so much then. I have a clear understanding of what went wrong (PH) so although not ideal, surely I must be able to at least keep it in decent-shape and keep algae at bay. As I said i'm not really in a situation where i want to...