Recent content by Ron69

This pool has been up for 5 years. I have had the pool tested for metals a few times and by different pool stores. We have 3 large elm trees around our pool but no oaks. We had an Intex Swg. It was cheap but did the job. The first one lasted quite a while but after it went out the replacements...

So I tried the Floc today and......nothing. I filled a 5 gallon bucket with pool water, added floc at around 830 am, and as of 815 pm it just looks like a bucket of clear water. Once again I had my well water tested twice. I have an 1100 gallon reef tank, so I have to be very careful with my...

No, I haven't had a chance. It's been raining off and on since the day I received the floc. I'm just draining water everyday. But it's made a huge difference! I don't think I need the floc now.

Lots of rain here lately. Drained between 6-8 inches of water off pool. It made a huge difference :)

Wow thanks for the offer, But I have already ordered it and it's shipped. I will definitely try a bucket test first. I guess if it works I might have to buy one of those battery powered vacs that don't use the pump/filter. Have you checked to see if your local fire department will fill your...

I will have to order it online. I'll try it and see :)

Thanks for the info. How do I know if the floc uses aluminum or other metals? I'm looking at some Clorox Pool and Spa Sink to Clear Flocculant. But it does not list the ingredients. I looked up the msds and it just says Cationic blend(Contains hydroxchloride complex) . I usually make a habit of...

No I have never used either. My understanding is that a flocculant just clumps dead algae up. To speed up removal. If I'm understanding it correctly--if you have a weak filter or pump or are inpatient you can use a flocculant to clump the dead algae together and then vacuum it to waste. I can...

That bucket test was over 2 years ago. Here's what a bucket of water looks like now. You can see in the step pics that you have to be about 3 feet deep before you really see the color. That's why I keep posting step pics. Also remember the steps are beige not white. I tried taking pics of the...

Our swg died quite a while ago and we have just been using liquid chlorine. I have not tested my salt levels but I would imagine it's pretty low by now. I have not tried a paper towel but I do know that it does nothing to white bikinis and towels. I do not think a paper towel would live 2...

Here's a better picture with more light. The steps are more beige than white. I have had my well water checked and it is great. No metals at all. Actually our water is supposed to be some of the best in the country. They said it was better than most bottled water. I have tried really high fc...

So, 2 years and a month later........I gave up on the pool. We have been using it and maintaining it as if it were not green. It acts like a clear pool. Feels like a clear pool. But it's not clear. All my test look normal. I lose about 2 ppm fc a day. I have had 4 pool stores test my water and...