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  1. Vanika34

    Back from 5 day vacation - green pool

    Hello all Got back from vacation to a green pool Test today is FC 0 pH 6.8 TA 120 CYA 50 I am going to store to get proper amount of chlorine now and bringing pH to correct level in the meantime We use a solar cover (bubble wrap) which I suppose will need to get cleaned an bleached. Question...
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    How long to run the pump

    We have a 600gallon / hr pump (so it says on the box), and a 1800 gallons pool. So I would go with 3 hours at least of running the pump a day. Is that correct? Should it be run during the day and / or night? Thanks
  3. Vanika34

    Starting with tap water

    Hello, starting with tap water to fill out new pool, is it safe to assume that at a minimum I will need to add bleach and CYA?
  4. Vanika34

    Receiving 1st pool on Wednesday

    We just ordered a 12ft round pool ~1800 gallons and will Wednesday. We had a smaller above ground pool 6 years back for a few months and vaguely remember using BBB method (now FTP as I understand it) and going through an algae issue once. Luckily I already have Borax, baking soda and bleach as I...