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UPDATE It’s been a couple months now and I wanted to update with my progress :) I have maintained a ph of around 7.2 and been trying to brush the whole pool really well every time I add MA and/or LC. During one week that I was not so diligent I noticed a yellow/green algae developing along...

Yes, that is the softened water 😅 Ok sweet, project descale starts now! I will for sure do a partial drain/refill to make my life a little easier with the csi, thanks for that recommendation. I’m pretty curious to see how long this will take!

Just tested it: Ch 250 We are on well water and it is hard, had scale buildup on faucets inside the house before, but we use a water softener now. The pool used to be filled using the hard water, so that’s likely why it’s on the upper end for Ch. I was honestly surprised that is wasn’t higher…...

Thanks I will study up on this!

On the inspection papers from when we bought the house 4 years ago it says the plaster was approximately 5-7 years old, so would be 9-11 years old now

Yes of course. From my TF-100 kit on 4/8: Fc 25 Cc 0 Ph 7.3 Ta 150 Ch 625 Cya 60 Water temp not sure… cold! Outside temps fluctuate between about 48-70F, so maybe around 55-60F

Ok my SLAM went well, pool water is totally clear and beautiful, passed all the criteria for completion annnnnnd the stains are still there… I even SLAMed for mustard algae just in case and it made no difference in the stains. I tried rubbing a chlorine tab and vitamin c tab on one of the...

Thanks! I keep reading more and getting convinced I have every problem 😅 Iron? Omg for sure. Copper? Whoa ya maybe that too. Mustard algae? Probably definitely. Going down the rabbit hole of pool problems and I just need to take things one step at a time haha! I like cheap when possible, so I’ll...

Ah this is great, thank you!

Ah ok, good advice thank you. Is there a kit in particular I should get? I just looked and saw one from Jack’s Magic, do you know if that one would be ok?