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I first slammed towards the end of last fall and the correlation between CYA and sanitizer has changed everything for me. Keeping my pool clean and pretty is no longer a chore, but a fun hobby thanks to you all!!! Today my water is pretty nice, but a little off from perfect so I took a sample...

Directly after completing my SLAM treatment, due to a bad algae outbreak, the results were astonishing. Definitely the clearest water my pool has ever had in my 3 years of ownership, and maybe the clearest water I'd ever seen in any pool. 3 weeks later, I find myself noticing a degradation in...

What’s the best way to lower alkalinity without lowering pH?

It's been 4 days since I started my SLAM, wow, what a transformation. I want to make sure I'm done and I'm not jumping the gun. Throughout the summer, my wife and I often rate the pool's clarity and to pass the SLAM test, it says the water has to be clear. I would give my pool an A or A-...

I recently allowed my CYA levels to creep into the 150's and it backfired with algae outbreak. After diluting and refilling, got my CYA back to 56 (manageable I believe). Since then, I've been fighting with shock (shocking w/ 3lbs ever 12 hours for the last 48 hours) to get back to normalcy...