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    FC/TC Equal; CYA 35 Green in winter- what now?

    I know acid isn't supposed to kill algae- but I also knew I had to get pH right before I SLAMed. I was just amazed that it did kill it- instantly. Thought I'd include that detail in case my confusion was that I wasn't actually looking at algae-:confused:. I am using the CYA test from the...
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    FC/TC Equal; CYA 35 Green in winter- what now?

    I took over this pool about two years ago, and with your help I've been mostly successful *(Finally!)- do you think I'm missing something? For the first 10-12 years only pucks were used. NEVER had a full/partial drain. Minimal water quality problems, at least that I know of. Only ever tested...
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    Copper

    I'm still a newbie, and for any other newbie that's happened upon this thread in the hopes of finding a solution- I wanted to through in my experience with Mustard Algae, 'the pool store', and copper. When I first took over my pool maintenance I came into a yellow algae issue. I thought...
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    Hello from Las Vegas!!

    Hi all! I've been lurking around the site for over a year now getting all sorts of great info and guidance- much appreciated! I'm finally convinced- NO MORE TABLETS! NO MORE fancy, multi-step, expensive procedures from Leslie's! I've been half-following your guidance since the beginning of the...