Recent content by richc233

I thought it was OK to add the Cal-Hypo, and I didn't find anything on the site about it raising PH - I do want to follow the TFP principles as it has been working great for me! I needed some more CH so the increase there was good for me. I just wasn't sure if there was a way to get the TA down...

After my "Freshman Year" in TFP Pool School, and a clear pool all summer after your help, I got the pool clear and clean quickly and easily this spring! However, I did get tired of bottles of bleach, needed some CH in the pool, and the price of Cal-Hypo was good (50 lb buckes from...

I didn't change the DE yet, and was thinking about where the algae is hiding. It seems that if there is algae in the filter, but the filter isn't running at night, it couldn't be using up the chlorine there - does that make sense? I am leaning towards the waterfall causing the trouble, with...

I wanted to check back in with a couple of things. The pool is looking great, the water is nice and clear and I have not found any algae hiding anywhere else nor in corners when I brush. I have been keeping the FC in the 4-6 range, adding bleach in the morning and at night. - I am using about...

It was a 90 degree very sunny day, and I just re-tested (4:30 PM) and have FC 15.5 CC .5. It seems like it went down a little less during the day today, though I think it was hotter and sunnier so hopefully getting the algae out of the lights helped. I understand I am at a good level now to...

This lights really needed to be cleaned out, there was a pile of sand mixed with dead and green algae in both of the large pool lights. I vacuumed it out to waste so that it would get out of the pool. I was also able to push a hose into the bottom of the waterfall and it forced out some "stuff"...

I do have 2 large lights in the pool and a small one in the attached spa, that definitely could be hiding some algae so I will take a look and clean them out. I also have a waterfall in the deep end which is a bit of an extension of the pool, with about 4-5 inches of water at the bottom where...

It looks like I didn't pass the test. I didn't get to check it when the sun was coming up, but at 10 AM I had FC-19 and CC-0, and last night after adding bleach it was FC-26 with CC-.5 - I also gave it about 45 minutes to circulate after adding the bleach. Do you agree that I am not done? Need...

Texas Splash - I thought if the chlorine is that high it is bad for people, bathing suits, etc. or is that just an old chlorine idea? I poured the bleach directly into the skimmer to try and kill any algae in the filter grids. I guess I will be off to Shop Rite - their bleach is on sale for...

Actually my CYA was 50-55 so the Slam was 20-22. This was from above this morning: Mon Morning PH was 7.5, FC 2, CC .5 and I started the Slam with target FC of 20-22. By late afternoon I got the FC up to 20-22 and needed to add a bottle of bleach every hour or so to keep it there. I brushed...

The sun is behind the trees and I just did another test - FC 10, CC .5 (was a little more pink than earlier). The filter is still running well (only went up 1 lb pressure) and doesn't need to be backwashed, so it didn't get too much dead algae out today. The water looks nice and clear - see...

1:00 PM, FC 13.5, CC <.5 (barely pink) 2:00 PM, Same

I posted the 12pm update at the same time as you were responding Texas Splash! OK, thanks. Also, we want to use the pool tomorrow for small pool party for my son, so if the FC is 10 in the morning (after a successful no FC loss night) will that be OK? If it does lose FC overnight will it be...