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We're pretty sure we dealt with algae late last year when our pool was installed because we have massive amount of boatman and backswimmers. We ended the year with an extended SLAM but not sure we ever completed it successfully before closing the pool for the winter. Water was very clear when we...

Northeast Nebraska. Been an unusually cool spring with average high temps in the 60s. Opened pool 5 days ago. Water has been between 45 and 50 degrees. Vacuumed a few times so far and the brownish dust keeps re-accumulating in patches at the bottom of pool. They poof away with brush. We...

Thanks. Could the pump being above the filter cause any other problems? Or is it ok to leave it that way?

Opened pool yesterday with new pump/filter positioning. Last year (our first year) the pump and filter were both placed on the ground right next to the pool. Ideal filter reading was about 12psi. Now that our deck has been constructed, we have the pump set on a framed box just below the deck...

Thanks for the feedback. We addressed the pH right away when we realized how high it was. We've brought it back down to 7.2 with MA. Alkalinity though, has been a constant battle for us. We started very high (250+) when pool was originally filled. We're now down to 150 but obviously a long...

Thanks for the response. We have passed the OCLT a few times since starting the classic SLAM almost a week and a half ago. Also very minimal CC readings. Down to zero lately. Only requirement not me is clear water. There continues to be a little dead algae on the floor daily. Would love to...

I'm back. Yep its the bug guy again with an update and asking for more advice. Here's a rundown of our situation... Started with BUGS...lots of them. Huge invasions of backswimmers and boatman. Have been relying on Dawn Dish Soap to continually kill them. Lots of white/gray powdery...

We just tested CYA again and it's looking closer to 40 now. Must have just taken time to register on the test. Will bump Chlorine now.

We added about 4lbs earlier through sock in skimmer and hanging in front of skimmer. We finished that sock as SLAM was starting. We also broadcast some over the top. It mostly just pooled on the floor and most of it was sucked up during vacuuming and removed through backwash process.

Thanks for the reply. We never actually installed our ladder this year as our deck is still being built around he pool. We've only swum in it a few times so no toys or anything has remained in the pool. So the algae can only be on walls, floor, skimmer and jet. We had no idea about CYA til a...

Last CYA test was 25 pH before SLAM was 7.2 TA before SLAM was 140 these were using TF-100 Since filling the pool, the pool store test has showed really high phosphates. One pool store guy said we can just address that next spring. Other recommended PhosFree which we've used a few times. Any...

No ladder, toys or floats in the water. Trying to keep skimmer as clean as possible. But even if we miss a spot, shouldn't the chlorine be killing it? Latest test was late morning today. FC: 15 CC: 0.0 We have not been testing pH as we understand it to be unreliable at SLAM levels of...

Ugh. We started our SLAM on Tuesday night of this week. Still do not have a great handle on our CYA but we've been seeing readings from lows 20s to mid 30s. We've tried to err on the side of caution with FC and have been trying to keep it at 15 the last couple of days. Wednesday night we saw...