Recent content by Mickey Moose

Great shirt! Just checked the pool a short bit ago and found it is 100% clear. Thanks for the support folks.

Probably 90+% clear today.

I can see the bottom of the shallow end today. Progress -- slow -- but, progress.

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I am recovered from a bad algae outbreak - now passing the overnight test (two nights in row). My TF-Pro test kit gives me: CH: 200 (goal is 300) CYA: ~20 (currently adding, goal is 40) pH: 7.5 (goal) TA: 100 (goal is 80) Shallow end is 3 (or 3.5 feet) and I can barely see the bottom the...

mariane, I was so disappointed about the hose failure though I couldn't get close at all and in some cases they were able to fly away before they water even reached them. I thought of trying it since I had, unrelated to my pool and the ducks, successfully used the tactic to drive nesting birds...

It has taken since July 2014 for the ducks at the nearby pond to A) realize my pool is here, B) realize my owls are not real, or C) get comfortable with the environment of my back yard. There are now a handful of them visiting every day throughout the day. What can I do to keep them out...

Thanks, I forgot about that feature in Poolmath. Picked up a floater and a small bucket of trichlor pucks. I'm ready. Now I won't be bothering neighbors/family/friends as much to dump liquid bleach for me.

I've never used Chlorine pucks but may need to for an upcoming trip. Of course I know what my average daily need is for liquid Chlorine bleach, and I know my CYA can handle the pucks, but how do I go about determining how many pucks to use? Are there different strength pucks? My need is for 3...

Here is my CSI for the last few months. I can explain the spikes and dips if desired though, for now at least, I suggest they be ignored. The chart shows CSI starting to drift down which is a result of water temperature dropping. Generally speaking I don't chase CSI as it will be kept in...

Seems smart to me. From https://pentairpool.com/en/products/automation/intellilevel%20water%20leveling%20monitor... To be fair, maybe the page I linked didn't contain the detail I quoted when the previous post I responded to was made. And, sure, "alerts for possible leaks" may be missing but...

Like many have pointed out, the grocers local to me ditched 8.25% for 6% a while back... except for one. Kroger. Until today. The last man standing finally fell. Oh and the price didn't change from 8.25 to 6. <sigh>

Thank you.

Does Muriatic Acid have a shelf life... it I let it sit, shaded, in the Texas heat year round does it lose potency? Thanks.

I travel quite a bit - often for at least a few days at a time, sometimes up to a week. In the case of a short trip I'll simply overdose if that will get me through without having to involve anybody else... a short trip being 2 or 3 days. For a 4 day trip I will still overdose but have...