Recent content by StealthMonkey

Thanks for taking the time for the detailed response! Went and grabbed powered CYA today. Great tip on dispersing it, would never have thought of that. I also drove all around today and located the cheapest bleach I could find (I'm done with you trichlor!). I think I'm ready. As for draining...

Hey guys. We're going to be draining and refilling our pool in the coming weeks. It is being done to repair the quartz, but it works out perfectly as the CYA is out of control due to using trichlor for two seasons (I now know better). I have a few questions on the matter. 1. Draining: My...

Hello everyone, first post! I built my first pool a year ago. Had an uneventful first season. We live in Central Texas and each spring our cars are caked in pollen... so that why I didn't think much of the "pollen" in the pool this spring. It couldn't be algae, because algae is slimily, right...