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    What is the best (glass) media for a new Triton TR100C Sand Filter--and where can I get it? (Southern California)

    Wow! I'm shocked that the first two responses I got are telling me to just use sand. I researched my Rear off deciding on what kind of filter and it seems like everyone was raving about sand+glass.
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    What is the best (glass) media for a new Triton TR100C Sand Filter--and where can I get it? (Southern California)

    I'm getting ready to fill this pool in the next week or two, so it's time to fill this filter up. I bought the Pentair Triton TR100C filter because of all the reviews saying you could get "near DE filter clarity" by using "glass" media, but I don't know what specific media to buy or where to...
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    New Pool - Sanitation Department wants an engineering calculation showing that I won't overwhelm the flow rate of a 2" backwash drain?

    This is a new requirement for me. I'm used to draining pools with a submersible pump into a cleanout, but it appears the City wants to have a dedicated drain to the sewer. Is there a standard way of accomplishing this? I was going to use the 1" discharge line of a Jacuzzi JMC16 pre-filter to...