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I'm into year 5 of BBB so no issues with that. So I'm a bit late with the pool opening chore this year, but I figure no big, drive over to the local Namco/Branchbrook and pick up a couple of 5 gallon carboys of liquid chlorine. But... but... they're going out of business! I have never bought the...

This is probably my 4th or 5th post on this board. A couple of years ago (2009) I came onto this board totally unschooled, crying about an algae problem, having poured a bunch of $$ and pool store c**p (dichlor, and some copper :shock: ) into the pool with little results. Not quite a worst-case...

Is cyanuric acid (CYA) only reduced through the removal/replacement of pool water, or does it break down or decay naturally over time (e.g. during the months the pool is closed)? My lame test strips (a real test kit is still on its way to me) indicate I probably have a CYA level of at least...

OK, I admit it, I'm a noob. 36K gal pool with vinyl liner. And yes I've read a lot of the info here on dealing with algae, but only after I had already gone down the following frustrating path: 1) opened pool 3 weeks ago. totally green and cloudy. 2) shock with dichlor powder and adjust ph...