Recent content by mattheltzel

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    Mustard Algae Or Pollen. Very Confused! Help!

    Thanks. Lastly, I was curious and asked the person at Leslie's about it and he thought maybe I have an o ring loose somewhere or I'm not getting enough circulation... I've had the pump on the entire week though so that doesn't make sense.
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    Mustard Algae Or Pollen. Very Confused! Help!

    Also, got home and tested water: FC: 3 pH: 7.6 TA:150 CYA: 60 That's a drop from 7.5 to 3 in FC. It was 86 degrees today and sunny all day here in a phoenix. From 7:30am-4pm my FC dropped 7.5 to 3.
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    Mustard Algae Or Pollen. Very Confused! Help!

    Hi all, See attached photos. It looks a little more splotchy and mustard color than I remembered from this morning.
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    Mustard Algae Or Pollen. Very Confused! Help!

    Hi all, First of all, I've read just about everything there is to read about yellow mustard algae. Having a hard time with this though... I went to Leslie's (before learning about TFP and other helpful sources online) and told them I thought I had algae (yellow/greyish stuff that wouldn't go...
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    Vacuum Hose Stuck

    Hi all, To start, I'm a little new with pools so I know I messed this up... but I didn't know any better at the time. I used an Intex plastic hose to attach to my vacuum that's too small in diameter for my skimmer piping (or it's the right size and just doesn't have the connector piece on the...