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I'll get a night pic soon. We put a pizza pan down to catch the marshmallow drippings. What good is a firepit without s'mores?

someone has to be the boss! :whip:

[attachment=0:nsw98qbl]firepit and patio-web.jpg[/attachment:nsw98qbl] fireglass purchased online. 60lbs diamond clear, 5 lbs sapphire blue, 6 lbs mandarin. gas was running to the pool directly underneath platted patio, so just cut and t'd into existing line. running bond pattern in pavers...

We use a rock called 'Iowa Rock'. Don't know if it's river or not, but has greys, beiges, whites, and faded reds in it. Medium sized. Holds it place great (better than pea gravel) on slopes and looks great. Not sure if they have that where you are.

yep. aeration in the evening with flow fountains/deck jets works for us. we only have a couple weeks we have to worry about this is St. Louis, though. Oh, and temp last night was 83. Solar cover is doing wonders holding temps for us. Initially heated it to 80.

Thanks, Jason. They are 'trumpet vine' if anyone is interested. There are different types of climbers....winders (wisteria, clematis, etc) and clingers (like the tpt vine). You need to make sure you use a 'clinger' on a wall. They get 'urn-like' flowers later in the summer. Great for...

Here's a pic of ours!

Done. Will repost new #'s tomorrow. Thanks again.

new set of #'s...5/13 FC 6 CC .5 TC 6.5 pH 7.2 T/A 130 CYA 54 Salt 2750 (I have put 160 lbs in this week) Still have the foaming on the surface. Any thoughts? Thanks. Ben

I don't believe I'm using any algaecide. I've only used stabilizer, liquid chlorinator, and salt. Not much debris in the pool...have kept it clean with a robot quite frequently for the last couple of weeks.

Today's #'s 5/12 FC 6 CC .5 TC 6.5 pH 7.2 I am getting a foam across the top of the pool. Water itself looks good and the numbers seem to be fine. Salt is showing a little low (3200). What is the foam? TIA. Ben

Here are new numbers just taken 4pm CST 5/11. FC 4.5 CC 0 TC 4.5 pH 7.2 T/A 120 CYA 70 I thought it looked much better today, so decided to take a full set of numbers. Great results! Anything I need to do to those? Otherwise, plan is to add salt (very low...2500). Thanks again TFP! Ben

got it. Happy Mother's Day 'fpMom'!

Let's see if I have this right. -add another 1/2 bottle of my liquid chlorinator tomorrow (Mon) -recheck FC/pH daily -should notice some results from in FC by Tuesday -retest CYA Thursday. One more question: currently my salt level is very low (2500). should I add salt now, or would that just...

You were correct on the T/A. With new procedure, T/A is 140. I have added 87 oz. of stabilizer to my skimmer. As far as the Clorox- I have 12.5% liquid chlorinator titled 'Pro-Clor Pool Shock (hence me calling it 'shocking' the pool whenever I add any of this-sorry for the confusion). Will...

so just use some stabilizer, keep shocking and retest? I'll do that and retest, including the revised TA instructions, and repost tomorrow! Thanks. Ben

Hello, all! Just received my TF-100 kit. great kit and instructions, thanks! Water looks clear (don't know how it feels...68 degrees) Unfortunately, my numbers are very off and not sure what to do. Here ya go! FC 0 CC 0 TC 0 pH 7.5 T/A 320 CH CYA 0 Any help would be appreciated!

Hello all, I am a gardenweb convert. Seems on there that some posts were being edited and removed because of 'corporate' interests. Been lurking for awhile waiting to make the change. Everyone seems quite knowledgeable and helpful. Thank You! Ben

Built 2006. Vinyl, Arizona Liner 16,200 gallons, 3.5 - 6 ft 18x34 kidney 3 deck jets, 2 laminar flow fountains (off retaining wall) SWG (Intellichlor), Sand Filter, heater (all Pentair) Enjoying it every day! Thanks for all the great advice and ideas. Ben