Recent content by dmatullos

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    Greenish Tint Backwash Brown with Brown Stains on Steps

    I have a 30,000 Gal. Liner pool. I opened a swamp 4 weeks ago. Shocked the pool to kill algee. The water cleared in about a week yet it was not holding chlorine. So I found this site and saw my CYA was real high. I did several partial drain and fills getting the CYA down to 78ppm. Shocked with...
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    brown/tan stains= calcium scale?

    I will keep this real short. I had the same problem in my 30,000 gal liner pool. I used a vit. c tablet and it took the stain away. So I ordered 2lbs of ascorbic acid. The pool store told me to treat for Phosphates which I did at $70.00. That did not work. So I lowered my Ph to 7.2 and raised...