Recent content by Firefly2000

Many thanks for your kind words and thoughts. While we have not been affected directly in the Sydney region the mood over here is quite somber as the extent of the losses in Victoria continues to grow. Toll is now 130 and rising... We also have fires around NSW at the moment, but the threat...

Bexter, I'm from the Sydney region as well. Great to find a local here! I would also recommend the TF100 test kit. I bought the kit mid last year. Shipping cost was around $40USD. Contact them via email to order. Compared to the $$ that I wasted on chemicals due to bad advice from local pool...

Looking good! It will soon be worth the wait, and just in time for summer! Good to see another Aussie on the forum. (I thought the pictures looked very much like an Australian landscape!)

Yes, I have been observing CYA going down as well. The Rolachem dosing system is dosing 12.5% liquid chlorine (same stuff I'm shocking with), so no possible CYA source. The unit has been fairly reliable and I have tested at various times of the day. I am quite confident that the FC has remained...

Guys, Thanks for all the responses. I value your opinions and advice! Dave, I'll go with your advice and assume we are dealing with MA. I'll go with 5ppm minimum and aim for around 6ppm from now on. (I too want to have one of the thousands of pools in the world that have no algae permanently...

Further to my last post, I have now shocked to about 19, and brushed everywhere. Lots of green plumes behind the brush as it moves along the surface. Can still see a lot of dark staining. From past experience these stains mostly go away after a couple of days at shock level. But, as mentioned...

I'm not convinced it's black algae... It just comes back too quickly and most of it brushes off fairly easily, generating small green plumes behind the brush.. By the way, the water feature runs with the pool filter. So, while shocking, the water feature runs 24x7. I would have thought that the...

Another update... 6 weeks on... The algae wars continue. Over the last 6 weeks, I have had to shock 3 times. FC levels have been 4.0 minimum at all times, and I have been shocking up to 13/14 with pool filter running continuously. Typical test results over the last 6 weeks: FC 4.0 (Minimum) CC...

I have the TF100 test kit and have been using it now for about 6 weeks. Here's my current readings.. FC: 10 CC: 0 TC: 10 TA: 60 CH: 260 CYA: 45 PH: 7.3 (using the Taylor K-1000 blue kit that comes with the TF100) I also have a PH probe on my Rolachem, currently reading 7.5. I would like to...

I think Waste is right. I used to leave my nylon brush out in the sun and it only lasted a few months. The bristles became very brittle and would quickly break off shedding bristles all over the pool.. I now keep my new one out of the sun and it hardly sheds anything...

Here's our pool. Completed January 2007. Photo taken August 2008. Bit cold at the moment, as it is still winter over here. So, it's more of a backyard water feature than a pool at the moment...

Thanks for the tip. My pool lights have colored covers that attach over the top of them. I took them off and found that one of the lights had a heap of algae growing over it. Cleaned it out and hopefully there are no more sources. Only time will tell. Thanks again.