Recent content by toddcudd

"After" pix. Thanks for the photobucket tip, Dave! @Casey - I have not done a true and honest overnight test yet, but I'm happy with my morning FC levels now. I will do it tonight. I'm a bit concerned about accuracy, for my pool, however. With the semi-wooded lot I get so much organic...

Thanks to all for the guidance! I think I'm getting it "dialed in", and am thrilled with the results. Sparkling! Probably the clearest it's ever been. Full battery of tests this morning, and I'm happy. I don't think I've EVER had 6ppm of FC in the morning! FC: 6 CC: 0 CH: 425 TA: 100 CYA...

In case it helps: 1/2 of my pool is "shallow end" - 3 ft. Then it drops 3 to 6, sloped nearly to the end. So my average is (3 + (3 + 6)/2)/2 = 3.75. I average the deep end, add it to shallow end, and divide by 2.

Costly day to do my slam yesterday - very sunny. But seemed to go well. Only a trace of CCs this morning, but it did drop from about 22 to 18 FAC. I didn't beat the sun this morning, so some may have cooked off. Thinking of letting it settle in today, to let the kids swim for daughter's...

Ugh. I'm getting killed here. Cases of 4 1-gal 12.5%, $24. Gonna have to do some looking...

Before shots. Not great, but I think they show the cloudiness...

Thanks guys. I'm gonna pull the trigger. Before and after pix coming soon...

Yep. Copper-based algaecide. Won't make that mistake again, but that's where I am. Saw some info about CuLator here; maybe that's what I'll need to find...

Thanks for the quick reply! Pool is still cloudy - slowly clearing over the past week since i replace cartridge with a brand new one. It also has not held chlorine at all. After conventional, pool-store shocks it would be back to near 0 by the next morning. Sorry - when I said Cu I was...

Just recently won a long, drawn-out algae battle, and am ready to make the leap to the TFP method - so I don't have to fight that battle again. Full results from my new TF-100 test kit: FAC: .5 or less CC : .5 or less TA: 110 CYA: 50 CH: 525 :eek: This is all pretty well in line with...