Recent content by ejcom12

My apologies for posting and not following up. To help others that might find this thread- A local friend gave me some advice to rub the areas with a chlorine puck while leaving the water low. After rubbing, I left the residue on top of the algae stains for about 30 minutes before rinsing with...

Yes, these are typically underwater. I'll give it the smear test tomorrow in the light of day and get back to you. Thanks!

After learning that the spots around my rock waterfall may be black algae, I completed a SLAM. I believe I passed the OCLT successfully, so I returned the water to normal chlorine levels. But I'm not sure if I was able to treat it all. Here are a couple of pictures from around the rocks after...

Glad to hear that softened, filtered water may be a good option. I'll get to reading on poly fill. Thanks!

I appreciate your response. I did read that article, that's how I learned how to do the AA treatment, but the "how to keep stains from returning" fell a little short for me. Maybe I misunderstood, but it seemed like "replace with iron free water" is the only suggestion. I don't really have that...

First I want to say thanks to the great folks that contribute to this site! Taking ownership of my pool has been a great decision and I couldn't have done it without all of you! I've had to do a couple of absorbic acid treatments in the last year due to metal staining showing up on the bottom...

Sounds like a plan I can follow. Thank you!

Thanks for your help!!

Great to have a response from a neighbor in the SA area! Thanks for your help. I definitely need to build confidence in my testing. I believe I passed the OCLT: The water was clear, my morning FC test indicated a 1ppm drop, from 14 to 13, and I didn't have any CCs. Okay, I will take the lights...

Hello. I'm new to the site and to the TFP method and I'm hoping someone can let me know if I'm on the right track to treating what I think is mustard algae. I recently fired my pool maintenance company for a number of reasons, including the persistent algae on the southern, shady walls of our...