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Edit - I rechecked and FC is at 10ppm, so holding pretty good. I did up run time to 12 hours. I will also take apart the de filter and clean that tomorrow.

Back again. Been away for days and here’s where I’m at. 10:30pm Wed night FC was at 20ppm. When leaving Thursday am it was down to 16ppm. Put the SWG on at 80% and went to the beach. Came back Friday at 4:30pm and FC was at 10ppm. This morning it’s at 8. It’s been very sunny the past couple...

That’s correct IceShadow. Checked it at 1:30pm and it was at 15ppm. Didn’t get a chance to add more LC. Last check at 3pm and it was at 14. So maybe stabilizing a bit? Added another gallon which should get me back to 20ppm. I’ll check it again shortly. Just doesn’t seem right. Added some...

So first check at 7:30 this morning, FC is down to 14ppm, down from 20ppm last night. Not as bad a drop as the day before. Added another gallon. Going to be sunny all day, so will need to factor that in. Hopefully getting there.

Hey Texas - yep target is 20ppm. I thought it was a lot of LC too. As I mentioned, the water is crystal clear. I’ll send a pic tomorrow. I have the swg turned off per tfp recommendation. I assume to keep it off until levels stabilize? Also what about the heater. Will that affect the process...

So second day of SLAM and numbers are the following: 7:00am. FC 10 Added 2 gal LC at 11am (Had to run to pool store) 12:30pm FC 19 3:30pm. FC 13. Added 1.3 gal 6:00pm. FC 21 9:30pm. FC 16 Added 1/2 gal + LC Will check again before bed. Still loosing about 6 ppm every 3 hours. Let’s see how...

Good morning TFP! Just tested at 7am and FC is at 10ppm down from 19ppm at 8pm last night. Looks like it’s back to the pool store for more LC. I’m in for about 20 gallons so far. My recycling guys are going to think I’m running a chem lab or something. I did clean out the light housing and...

Just thought of something. My pool light went out so I opened it a couple weeks ago to check what replacement I needed. The light housing was filled with what looked like dead algae. Wouldn’t the sanitizer kill anything in the light housing as well as the pool water? Wondering if this is the...

Ok - went to a different source for the LC. Ready to start SLAM. Got FC up to around 16 yesterday afternoon then it dropped to around 12 after a few hours. So added LC and got it to 20ppm (my CYA is 50 so 20 ppm is SLAM target) at 10pm. Checked at 8am today and it’s back down 10ppm. Pool math...

CYA seems to be holding steady around 50.

Tested about 45 minutes after adding it around 10:30pm. If algae was eating that much FC, wouldn’t it be a little visible? Pool water sparkles...

Back again. Did the OCLT - last night FC was 4.0 and this morning was back to 0. So I guess a SLAM is in order. I am questioning the potency of my liquid chlorine. The box was stamped with 052121 on the box, which I assume is a manufacture date, so should still be ok. I put a gallon of 12% in...

Glad to see I’m not alone in the Grackle battle. I did take out the nests while they were building for a couple years, but with the trees getting larger and the Grackles getting more numerous, it becomes an impossible task. So we deal with it and keep the hose and vacuum handy. Question for...