I have a question about the Poolife Back to Blue. I add one box to a 10,000 pool but forgot to put the filter in recirculate. How should I go about turning this pool around now? Can someone please help me?!?!?! This is what the pool looked like after it was shut down today. Thank to anyone that has any ideas
Back to Blue
- Thread starter Brookelynn93
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,066
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Welcome to TFP! 
So basically you have a floc soup on your hands and it's in the filter now as well huh? Sorry to hear that. Well, I'm sure the floc gummed-up your filter media, so that will need to be replaced. In addition, the product (cal-hypo I suppose) will do nothing to kill algae. So here's what I see required next:
1. Let everything settle and vacuum it all to WASTE. Do this 2 or 3 times if needed to try and get all that floc out of the pool. You might even consider exchanging some water; maybe about half to help the entire process.
2. Change your sand; I'm assuming you have a sand filter, but please update your signature with all of your pool info so we know.
3. Perform a SLAM Process using liquid chlorine to kill the algae the right way. The SLAM works.
You will need a proper test kit if you don't already have one. We recommend a TF-100 (link in my signature) or Taylor K-2006C. One of those kits is a must for accurate at-home readings during the SLAM Process.
That's where I would start, but if you have questions let us know.
So basically you have a floc soup on your hands and it's in the filter now as well huh? Sorry to hear that. Well, I'm sure the floc gummed-up your filter media, so that will need to be replaced. In addition, the product (cal-hypo I suppose) will do nothing to kill algae. So here's what I see required next:1. Let everything settle and vacuum it all to WASTE. Do this 2 or 3 times if needed to try and get all that floc out of the pool. You might even consider exchanging some water; maybe about half to help the entire process.
2. Change your sand; I'm assuming you have a sand filter, but please update your signature with all of your pool info so we know.
3. Perform a SLAM Process using liquid chlorine to kill the algae the right way. The SLAM works.
You will need a proper test kit if you don't already have one. We recommend a TF-100 (link in my signature) or Taylor K-2006C. One of those kits is a must for accurate at-home readings during the SLAM Process.
That's where I would start, but if you have questions let us know.
Hi, welcome to TFP! Poolife Back to Blue is an expensive combination of cal-hypo and flocc. You need to vacuum to waste to get rid of any flocc residue. These instant green to blue products tend to cause more problems than they fix. What you need to due to turn this pool around is complete the SLAM Process to clear the pool. It will take some time to clear the pool, but with lots of liquid chlorine, a good test kit and a little patience you can turn this pool around.
So, she is going to have the pool vacuumed on Monday on waste mode but the sand can't be changed for 6 weeks due to that is how long our guys are on repairs so I was going to try a product called Haviland Super Fall out with some dichlor shock but I didn't know if this would help or not.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,066
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
That is just another floc. With algae there is no quick-fix snake oil on the market. It takes several days (at best) with vigilant maintenance of the proper (SLAM-elevated) chlorine level following the SLAM Process. The only way to speed-up SLAM recovery time is by changing water, but even if you do that, a SLAM Process is still required to kill algae from water remaining and in the plumbing. Remember to never empty a pool completely.
Can you do any of the work yourself? Turn the pump off, let everything settle to the floor and S-L-O-W-L-Y vac to waste. Once you get that all nasty stuff out, change out the sand and start a SLAM process to kill the algae.
You'll need a GOOD test kit- If you'd have bought that instead of all those potions you'd be far better off. I like the TF-100. www.tftestkits.net It *must* contain the FAS-DPD chlorine and Combined Chloramines test. Don't fall for any that are only DPD, that won't cut it.
The only other test kit we trust is the Taylor K-2006C, but truthfully the TF-100 (or the TF-100Plus) is a better buy. More reagents for the buck.
Can you do this?
Maddie
You'll need a GOOD test kit- If you'd have bought that instead of all those potions you'd be far better off. I like the TF-100. www.tftestkits.net It *must* contain the FAS-DPD chlorine and Combined Chloramines test. Don't fall for any that are only DPD, that won't cut it.
The only other test kit we trust is the Taylor K-2006C, but truthfully the TF-100 (or the TF-100Plus) is a better buy. More reagents for the buck.
Can you do this?
Maddie