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We do not have the ladder in right now. I've been scrubbing the steps so I don't think that's the problem. But the light, well that may be a source. We have never taken the light out. To be honest, I didn't even know that you could! Somehow in my mind all I can think is that there will be a...

Thanks! I was thinking of trying DE as well. That's what finally helped things last year. But good grief, it didn't take us a month and a half to get there! Geez! I think that the sand is what was really putting a damper on things. I really hoped when we came home the water would be nice and...

Hey everyone! We started using the TFP method last year and had our best year ever! We closed our pool last year, and then our cover just fell apart. So we pulled it off and decided we would just fight the green monster in the spring. Well.... It was such a green monster that we actually had...

Hi everyone! End of the school year kinda made checking in hectic for me! But I'm please to tell you our pool looks awesome! Numbers are all fantastic as well, I will post the new stats as soon as I can this evening. But here are a few pictures until then! I cannot thank you enough for all...

Ha! Gotcha! Maybe I can post on Facebook and see if any of my friends have any pool grade that I can have. I'll update with a picture after the next round of storms passes by!

Shoot, I wish it were that easy! We live in the country, and none of our "neighbors" have pools. I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and buy some from the pool store. Does it go bad?

Woke up yesterday morning to lightning and torrential rain! Plus I had to go on a field trip with my daughter. So, the pool didn't get checked until we got home yesterday evening. I know it was low, but considering nothing had been done since 9 the night before I was pleased. The FC was...

I went ahead and brushed the pool tonight. Checked the chlorine numbers, and added chlorine. Checked the numbers again before calling it a night. FC - 12 CC - 0.5

I just realized that I never posted an actual before picture of our pool. When we uncovered it, it was black. Which is why I bought the algaecide, before I knew the right thing to do. So, here she is in all her glory! As you can see we have come a long way! And here is a picture that I just...

Ok, so I tested the CYA this morning and I filled the tube before the dot disappeared. I added more CYA a couple hours ago. I just tested the CYA again and it is now at 30. Hopefully this will help keep my FC numbers up. It's been a few hours since I added the CYA and more bleach. My...

Just did my last test for the night. Going to go out and add bleach to bring FC up to 10 for the night. FC - 7 CC - 0.5 CYA - I filled the vial completely full and could still see the dot. Barely, but it was still there. Guess I will be adding another 4# of it tomorrow after I run to...

Yeah, I got a wild hair yesterday after I added the CYA (and I did the same as you, squeezed it all in) and it measured between 20-30. But when I tried earlier today I filled it all the way without it completely disappearing. It was close but not quite. Guess I'll get more tomorrow. I'm so...

I added the CYA yesterday in front of the return jet, so that's good. But I only added 4 pounds, which calculated to bringing the CYA up to 20. I remember reading that the CYA will not show in the test for a week. Or was that only if added to the skimmer? If not then I need to go ahead and...

Great info! Thanks! For some reason I knew it was closer to 24,000 gallons but the measurements were not adding up. Well, I took the tape measure out there and it's bigger than I thought it was! It is actually an 18 x 36 rectangle. But what is kinda throwing me off is the deep end. It is...

After two hours my numbers are as follows: FC - 5 CC - 0.5