Recent content by nathandantzler

I'll let it drift back down to normal SLAM levels and see how much I lose overnight, but I'm certain the algae will begin to bloom again and get much worse. It's hard to tell in the photo, but in person, it's much more visible. This is the bottom of the deep end currently, which is the least...

I'm aware that below 20ppm CYA is hard to measure, but why should I bring that up while SLAMing? Shouldn't I wait until SLAM is complete? And I started with SLAM at recommended levels for a week, then raised to mustard levels, but it kept growing, only after raising much higher am I seeing the...

I lose about 7fc overnight. I know the sun bakes off most during the day.

I've been using TFP method for 6 years now, with great results, and every year I fight against mustard Algae, but this year I'm stuck and not sure what else to do. I opened my vinyl in ground pool on March 25th balanced the chemistry (7.2ph, 80ta, 20cyn), then SLAM'd and brushed 3x per day for...

The pool has now passed all 3 slam criteria and the chlorine is back to normal levels. The water is perfectly balanced and crystal clear. I swam to the bottom of the deep end to inspect the drain, no sign of any mustard algae there, so I think I’m good to go. The moral of the story for me was...

Ok, I think I found where the MA was hiding. I always remove the light and scrub the inside of the niche, but just to be extra thorough, I thought I’d try to clean the inside of the conduit that carries the wiring for the light. I used an air compressor to blow air from the electrical junction...

The poofing never fully goes away, it’s just less with more chlorine. It will pass OCLT, then brush right after test at sunrise, and “poof”.

@Texas Splash I’ll take a look at the drain, that’s a good thought.

I don’t take it as an insult at all! I just wanna get this taken care of. At chlorine levels under 10ppm, the water starts to look a little cloudy and dull, the walls and floor look dirty, when I brush any surface a brown/yellowish cloud appears, almost like sand, but it’s not sand. When at...

Yes, I know MA level should be for 24 hours, but after going through this process 3 times and the mustard algae still returning, I went twice as long this last time in case that helped. My sand filter is 2 years old, I will be replacing the sand this week while filing the pool. I should also...

Yes, the pool is surrounded by acres of Forrest. When I scrub the walls (not floor), clouds of yellow / brown material bloom the the water, and if the chlorine is at non slam levels the water gets murky and dark cloudy, it doesn’t seem to be only pollen from what I understand. The weird thing...

Well it's filling up now, so I won't test and balance until it's filled back up. Here is a current picture of it filling back up. But before draining I was at: FC: 26ppm (4 sunny days drifting back down from a mustard algae level of 33ppm) PH: 7.4 TA: 70 CYA: 55 TEMP: 75 F SALT: 3550 CH: 67...

I posted about this issue a few weeks ago, but here's a quick recap. I'm dealing with a mustard algae problem that I can't seem to solve. Last month, I SLAM'd the pool for 2 weeks until it passed the Overnight Chlorine test, then brought the chlorine up to Mustard Algae levels for 48 hours. I...