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I had an algae issue a month ago....slammed and cleared it up nicely. Did the OCLT and seemed to stay with in 1ppm...water still seems a bit dull but....readings as follows: FC- 5 TA- 130 CH-325 CYA- 50 CC-0 PH-7.6 I am testing my water 2x daily and cant seem to get that sparkly clear...

I was away for a few days and my chlorine level when I returned was @ 0....Its in the 90's here and I noticed what I thought was dirt in the pool so I jumped in and it was more like a brownish slime...I am assuming some sort of algae. I added an algecide and raised the FC level to shock level...

I just got my pool up and running this week and did a first test that went as follows: FC= 0 PH= 7.5 TA= 70 CYA= 0 Used pool pal to adjust the chlorine to a shock level of 10.....added 256 oz of liquid stabilizer to obtain cya levels of 40ppm added baking soda and borax to adjust TA and...

I have a 27ft round AGP....ordering a cover and cant decide on the proper size...maybe I am missing something. Most places advertise 4ft bigger diameter than listed size...27'=31'= 2ft on each side.... to compensate for water drop etc.... My dilemma is that my pool is 27 feet with a water drop...

Had a pool installed last Tuesday....got it filled and all plumbed finally yesterday. Took my readings , used pool math to get the proper levels... Added 19lbs of baking soda to raise my TA....it was 2ppm, now 110ppm. Is that level ok? I have read anywhere form 80-120ppm is ok, but pool...

Got a new pool installed on tuesday....almost full and did a water test tonight as follows: FC= 0 PH= 7.2 TA=20ppm CYA=0 Did pool math and it said to add....74 oz of 12.5% bleach.. 1.5 lbs of borax and 19lbs of baking soda... My question is should I add the baking soda and wait a day to...

Had a pool installed today...(pics to follow), my question is when can I shut the vacuum off and not get wall wrinkles...? Pool is 27' round(18.5kgallons) and is about 7-8" full. Its raining now and I want to shut it off for the night...should I shut the water off also and start the suction...

New to the forum....been lurking a whit....great wealth of info here. I am having a pool installed in a few weeks....27ft AG and need filter pump advice. I currently have 2 pumps ....1 Pentair Superflo model # sf-n1-1a 1 hp pump and a hayward powerflo 1 hp. I ran sand with my last pool and...