Recent content by mbpoolq

Good afternoon! Just wanted to say the pool is clear now, has been since the day after I posted. I did the overnight chlorine test and chlorine held. I think there may have been a little dead algae that had to clear. Sure wish we could get some cloudy days though, I'm going thru a lot of...

I will test right before bed then 1st thing in the morming. Thanks!!

Hello, I have a cloudy pool & need some advice. It was crystal clear until Saturday evening. We had a storm come up, wind and a torrential downpour for about 45 mins. When I got up Sunday it was a tiny bit cloudy. I checked chemicals, made adjustments. It looked a little better yesterday but...

Thanks for the advice! I forgot to mention that I live in the Houston Tx area. Temps are in the mid nineties with humidity to match. I will update when I find some DE. My neighbor has DE filter so that's the 1st place I will go.

Good morning all, I've been following this site even before I built my pool. It's the best place to learn about pool chemistry! After struggling at the end of last season with high CYA from pucks, I bought the Test kit and am using liquid chlorine and cal hypo 73% granules. Here are this...

Good evening all! Sorry it took so long to get back. Test kit arrived and while we have learned a lot we are having trouble keeping PH & TA in line. We are still having some algae problem although pool is very clear. We've had to add water and vacuum to waste 3 days in a row which causes PH &...

Good afternoon! Still working on the pool, I checked chemicals with strips(Mr Bruce, I'm going to throw them away as soon as my kit comes) and PH/alkalinity is starting to change to the high colors. Should I add muriatic acid or just continue with bleach/brushing/vacuuming? BTW, we are adding...

Thanks so much for your help! We've managed to keep the pool very clear all summer; this algae just started Sunday. It's funny how water goes from clear to a little cloudy with a green tint overnight. Until now maintenance has been a breeze. We had an above ground pool before this and it was...

Good afternoon all! I finally have a beautiful pool in my backyard. I'm now trying to be a pool school grad and want to get away from pucks and go to liquid chlorine. I have a little algae and want to try the SLAM process but don't have my TF100 kit yet(just ordered today). When I use the...

Good morning guys, and thanks for the information/suggestions. Here's a little more info: Builder 1 and 2 are owners, both local to my area(east of Houston, Chambers Co) Builder 3 is part of a national chain with this bid coming from Pearland I have read that ozone is unnecessary in our area...

Good afternoon! I am currently getting bids for inground pool. I'm looking at 18 x 35 freeform, 3-4 ton waterfall at the end of the pool, 2 bubblers on the steps. 3 1/2' - 6' - 4' deep. Coping will be flagstone or travertine. It will not be saltwater. We have a stand alone spa, so no...

I would like feedback from any pool owners re:cost of pool, price to maintain, time to maintain, problems with any type of pool(gunite staining, how often you acid wash, fiberglass cracking or pool being installed not level, vinyl liner tearing or leaking, or rusted walls). I had an above...