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    Pool water turning finger nails green

    Copper in my pool water. How do I remove it?
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    Chemicals/pool heater

    I'm wanting to lower my alkalinity in my pool, I'm getting there slowly but surely. When doing this, I'm not running my pool heater (this is our 1st and new heater, new to me). My husband is wanting to get into the pool and wants the water to warm up, so the heater is on. Can I add chemicals...
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    Ground Padding under a above ground Intex Pool

    I will be installing my new Intex 16' x 48" pool soon and was thinking of different ground pads. I will be using the original ground sheet that comes with the pool, plus a Rino Ground pad. I was also thinking of using the "Connect-A-Mat" that are used for home day cares for infants to crawl...
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    Need to lower TA and raise CyA

    Need some help please!! :( I'm trying to lower my Alk which is currently at 180, and need to raise my CyA which is at 30. My pH is sitting at 6.8 in which I know I will need to bring up once I have the Alk at 100 - 120. I've been trying to lower the Alk and raise the CyA using hth stabilizer...
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    Up grading pool pump question!

    I'm basically a newbie with pools (3rd year), I currently have an Intex Krystal Clear Sand Filter Pump ( 0 hp), I would like to put in a gas heater for the pool not able to due to the small pump on sand filter. My question is, can I update to a bigger pump(1 hp) with the existing sand filter...
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    Need to lower TA

    Question! My TA is at 180, is this too high, do I need to lower it? Using the HTH 6-way test strips my readings are as follows FAC = 3; TCI = 3; Alk = 180; pH = 7.8; CyA = 30-50. Aquarius 3 way testing is FC = 3 and pH = 7.8 Salt is at 4140.