Recent content by ThePhysicsGuy

I just opened my pool this afternoon and wow what a mess. There is no algae, and still chlorine in the pool (that is the good news!), but a few leaves and dirt makes for quite the cleanup. Needless to say, I'm in the market for a robot (my pool an an 18x33 AGP). Being that I have an AGP it...

The first step is to get a proper FAS-DPD test kit — test strips are awful. The two most popular test kits on Trouble Free Pool are the TF-100 and the Taylor K2006C. You don't need pool shock or chlorine tabs, all you need to clean your pool is liquid bleach. You could drain your pool and...

After the results yesterday morning, I came home yesterday afternoon and swapped out the filters. Here is the dirty one: Also, the water this morning: The water test this morning showed a FC level of 23.5 PPM, 0 CC and the water is clear. I'm going to do another OCLT tonight given no...

Can you scrape off a sample? If so, put it on a white piece of paper. If smudges green to the paper you have black algae. If not, you're contending with something else.

Ask and you shall receive. I present you 50 Shades of Green: This is my progress since Tuesday, oldest to newest, taken a little more than one picture per day. The last picture was from around 6:30 AM this morning. My first OCLT required 8 cups of 12.5% bleach, while this morning only...

Thanks for your logic. About why AGPs are set up as they are, I assume the reasoning is mostly aesthetic. Being that all of the plumbing is above ground you'd see PVC pipe all over the place which wouldn't look as great as the less-efficient way they are typically setup. What do you think...

Thanks Tim. My pH was 7.4 (before the addition this morning). It looks like I missed a step, but in reading it sounds like pH readings ride high when you SLAM. Does this mean you shouldn't lower pH when you SLAM, or is only the test inaccurate? I guess what it really comes down to is can I...

Hello Folks, I'm new to TFP and am hoping someone could offer some insight into my situation. I'm running with a cartridge filter in a 15,500 gallon above ground pool. A couple of weeks ago I found algae starting to grow in my pool that I, and the pool store, couldn't figure out how to...