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Pool did not get touched for about 5 months. It is the worst grren swamp I have ever seen. I am brushing sides, running pump, and then vaccuming. My plan was to and Polyquat 60 1 gt and 3 bags of shock and let the pump run overnight. In the morning I plan to test and SLAM until clear. Does...

Help I am just starting getting my pool ready Took the leaf cover off and vaccumed but of course I had a green swamp. So this am I shocked my pool with 3 128 oz 10% liquid chlorine- Kemtech brand. Prior to adding my TC was 0; Ph 6.8; TA 60; hardness 150. did not check my CYA. 3 1/2 hours...

Trying to turn my swamp back to my restful oasis. With all of the rain we have had this winter everything is out of wack. But my pool is a green murky swamp looking as I have never seen it. Ok I have a 14000 gal fiberglass pool. latest readings are TC-0; ph-above 8.5 a beautiful purple...

I am attempting to teach a newbie about BBB. she hasa an AG pool- 12000 gallons of water. Pool is cloudy chemicals are as follows- TC1.5 PH .5; Alk 90; CH-170 aNY SUGGESTIONS?

My pH reading is around 7.8 and my Alk is 60. My pool responds better when I keep it around 7.2 and the Alk around 70... water sparkles better chlorine usage etc. Any suggestions on how to do this? Free Chlorine is 3, CYA is 55

Topic Split off by Moderator :wink: Is it possible for a large amt of yellow pollen can give a green color to the water? When I test my TC is 3.5 my CC is 0 . My CYA is 50 and my ph is 7.8. I did add some muriatic acid this am to lower ph. I am just wondering if this is algae or pollen (...

I have a 15000 gal fiberglas pool. I noticed a ring around the water line that does not just wipe off. I vaguely remember reading something about ph level and chlorine level causing such a ring. Does anyone know what I am talking about and is it high ph and lower chlorine level? Yesterdays...

I have been addressing an algae problem. My pump has run for the last 4 days solid. My husband is having a fit and wants to put it back on the timer. Is there an amt of time to run the pump after which you should turn it off. My gauge reading is always 12-15 and that is where it has stayed...

Is there any way to post pictures from personal computer to your site without using a paying site like Photobucket.

I thought I had finally gotten it looking great and said as much to my husband on Sunday- Kiss of death- I cannot get my chlorine to hold. I have a 15,000 gal fiberglass pool- water temp 82- outside temp 90 and sunny- Chlorine reading this am .5. I added enough calcium hypochlorite (68%)...

I struggle with vaccuming my pool- I have arthritis and attemtping to get everything set up seems to take me forever. We also have a lot of dust so far this year due to construction about 1/2 mile away and the Polaris is not that good with dust so I have been looking at other options. Has...

This probably is a stupid question, but what causes the calcium levels to drop?