This post is more so for the people searching this wonderful site for answers.
I’m a classic example of having issues with my pool, 100’s of dollars and pool store trips later, still had issues. Came here and followed the 15k post’s that I read and wouldn’t ya know, haven’t had an issue since.
Bought a hot tub, got nervous and didn’t follow what I read here. Green water!
First thought was obviously metals. I used a pre-filter, previous water tests showed no metals. Added sequestrant, no change, high chlorine didn’t change, as well as low chlorine. Perfectly balanced, clear green water?
Green water at night. Very clear.
Finally gained my confidence back (not sure why I was so timid with the hot tub) Pondered the million post I’ve read, checked my levels, I did have a pretty big chlorine loss but chalked that up to the uv and ozone. Decided it had to be organic, got nervous about high chlorine levels, metals, and staining on my sweet new tub! Set the filter to run 8x a day, slammed, and wouldn’t ya know. Blue water
Have decided I have a tannin issue. Still not a 100% on that conclusion but it was organic whatever it is. Just a matter of chlorine, time, and filtration. Going forward I will top off from pool. I’m assuming I don’t notice this issue with the pool because new water is diluted.
Hopefully someone having the same issue finds this and gets an idea.
First time posting so just want to say thank you to everyone here for everything I’ve learned and will learn!
I’m a classic example of having issues with my pool, 100’s of dollars and pool store trips later, still had issues. Came here and followed the 15k post’s that I read and wouldn’t ya know, haven’t had an issue since.
Bought a hot tub, got nervous and didn’t follow what I read here. Green water!
First thought was obviously metals. I used a pre-filter, previous water tests showed no metals. Added sequestrant, no change, high chlorine didn’t change, as well as low chlorine. Perfectly balanced, clear green water?
Green water at night. Very clear.
Finally gained my confidence back (not sure why I was so timid with the hot tub) Pondered the million post I’ve read, checked my levels, I did have a pretty big chlorine loss but chalked that up to the uv and ozone. Decided it had to be organic, got nervous about high chlorine levels, metals, and staining on my sweet new tub! Set the filter to run 8x a day, slammed, and wouldn’t ya know. Blue water
Have decided I have a tannin issue. Still not a 100% on that conclusion but it was organic whatever it is. Just a matter of chlorine, time, and filtration. Going forward I will top off from pool. I’m assuming I don’t notice this issue with the pool because new water is diluted.
Hopefully someone having the same issue finds this and gets an idea.
First time posting so just want to say thank you to everyone here for everything I’ve learned and will learn!
If it was iron, the elevated chlorine would've made it worse, so it looks like you're on the right track. 
Did you do an Ahh-Some purge? That would be my only other recommendation if you never did one. Your tub might be emitting contaminants from the plumbing and such that you can't see, and the Ahh-some product is does a great job of cleaning that all out.
