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    Wedding cake stairs and algea

    What solutions are there for wedding cake stairs that trap algae? I replaced my pool this year and when I pulled the stairs, I noticed a thick sludge inside the bottom of them. I struggled with algae last year and I feel like this was the culprit. I’ve read drilling more holes may help, but is...
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    Questions with the calculator app

    I'm trying to clear up my pool again and the water turned even more green overnight. I put in 1 gallon of chlorine last night, this morning, and 30 minutes before this test. I downloaded the app today and am a little confused by the recommendations. The calculator says the alkalinity is high but...
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    Temporary repair on frame

    I found a decent sized hole in my pool frame today. It's losing water and flooding the yard pretty badly. Is there anything that I can seal this with as a temporary fix until a repair person can make it out? I tried gorilla tape but its still leaking water. It's a steel frame.
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    Can't get water clear

    I've been trying to SLAM my pool for 5 days now and while it originally improved (green to blue, but still cloudy) I've been stuck with cloudy water and can't get past it. I bought the K2006 kit today to get better CYA numbers. I last put in liquid chlorine last night. FC: .8 CC: .4 CYA...
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    Sand filter minimum size?

    Hi, I have a very small above ground pool (1000 gallons) that I use for my dogs to swim in. Despite using a panty hose on the skimmer, my cartridge filter is constantly getting clogged from all the hair. It's a big pain to clean it out so I was interested in switching to a sand filter since that...