Recent content by ShalomRanch

What about calcium? I think the iron filter removes the bulk of the iron, but I'm not sure if I need the softener to keep the CH down.

Hi all, learned lots here in 2008 with my first AG pool, now I'm setting it up again after having missed a season (fell off a roof and broke my shoulder/arm last year). I had horrible iron problems last time around (well water) and really hoping to avoid the brown water. My water goes through...

I could possibly truck in municipal water from a nearby town, but I'm not convinced it would be much better. There are no pool stores closer than a 2 hr drive to Regina (which presumably would have at least one) so I don't have a way to test the iron content of any water that I would get...

I put a full bottle (900ml) of muriatic acid in a few hours ago; I just got home from running some errands in town and will check the ph shortly. However, I did find a health food store that had crystalized vitamin c powder - kinda pricey in the little 125g bottles but I bought 4 of them so...

WHAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! SEWAGE BROWN water again!!!!!!! :cry: Everything seemed to be going so well! My water was really nice and clear. I put LOTS of sequestrant in. My first sock of CYA had nearly fully dissolved. I'd been maintaining a FC 3 no problems (it freaked me a bit to see a light...

The oxygenator is not specifically for the pool, I just can't avoid it when filling the pool as it's the first step in my water treatment system for the well water. The purpose is two clump the iron particles so they can be filtered out by the rust buster for the house water, and so they settle...

I've checked for debris in the impeller and the suction side line, nothing there. There aren't any bubbles coming out of the return per se - air is building up in the filter chamber, I have to frequently stop the pump and open the air release valve at the top and it hisses out. Tomorrow I'll...

Thanks waste - no skimmer, just an output and a return, both definitely under water... any other ideas? Do you have an opinion on whether the amount of air I'm describing in the filter chamber will starve the pump, regardless (for now) of the source? Thanks,

Hi, I just recently refilled my pool. My water is oxygen injected before passing through a filter and softener, and so there's a lot of air in the pool water right now. What I'm noticing is that the pump is filling up with air - within 5 minutes of running I can tell the difference in sound...

Yes, I do already have some PH down on hand, but probably not enough to do the whole job. Where can I get muriatic acid? I re-read the BBB article in pool school and the reducint TA article - I thought I saw a reference to where to find muriatic acid somewhere in the past but can't recall...

Hi all, I got fed up with watching my pool water get harder and harder to see through, plus I've added so many things to it that I decided to drain and refill. Quick synopsis of what I'm facing (and trying to avoid): 1 - on well water with LOTS of iron (adding CL turned water "sewage brown"...

Wow - the garden hose siphon vacuum idea worked really well! I'm going to have to have another go at it tomorrow after what I stirred up today settles overnight, but I definitely got at least 80% tonight. As I was stirring stuff up and this big brown cloud started to form I had horrifying...

Hi all, first post but I've been learning a ton over the last week or so here - this place is fantastic! I bought a fast set pool a couple of weeks ago on a whim, setup went ok although it took days to fill as I'm on well water, using house supply that goes through a Rust Buster and water...