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Hello, Forum! I'm opening the pool for the summer after using SWCG last year. I pulled the cover to find a green mess. For the life of me, I can't find my TF-100, so at the pool store I grabbed this PoolMaster Basic 5 test kit until my new TF-100 arrives (already ordered). So, I don't have...

Okay, based on yesterday's thread, I'm shocking my pool right now. The odd thing is that, since the rain storm last week that kicked off this whole problem, my pH has slowly been raising. It stayed solid at 7.4 for weeks. Since the rain storm, it's gone to 7.8, and now looks close to 7.2. I...

I think I need to shock my pool, but am looking for someone else's opinion (besides my own) to confirm. We got a rain storm through the other night. The next morning, my pH had moved from 7.4-7.5 to almost 7.8. Then, the water started getting cloudy, and has slowly started getting a greenish...

This morning's numbers (from a TF100): pH: 7.4-ish FC: 1.5 CYA: 50-60 TA: 80-90 When I opened the pool three weeks ago, it was the first time in two years (new owner of the house). The pool cover was very old and had plenty of holes, so there was a LOT of gunk in the pool. I've...

New pool owner and new forum member (thanks, cokomo!) My pool bottom is extremely deep-dimpled. I'm guessing when the previous home owner installed the pool they spread the liner by walking on it on dry, unpacked sand. After not being opened last summer, there is a good amount of dirt still...