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Sounds like you're on the right track. Just saying hello from Sydney - I'm also using the CCL kit. Yeah make sure you pass all those 3 SLAM criteria before you call it done. You can still have algae even after you get to the point of your water looking clear to the eye. Once all is eradicated...

The only way to know if you still have some live algae in there is to do the 'OCLT' - overnight chlorine loss test (detailed in the SLAM page). I have no experience with DE, but I do with the filter sock (added a PS to my earlier post as a later edit). I'd be following the SLAM process and steps...

Certainly looking like its improving - but don't take your foot off the SLAM process early otherwise you'll undo your good work. That water isn't clear. Keep SLAMing until you pass the 3 tests (1 of which is the water being clear). Don't skip any steps, or parts of the process - like brushing or...

I think Insane Pools started showing down here in Australia (on Foxtel/cable) a few months ago and I can confirm I'm addicted. It's not that I love the pools that much (its amazing the different tastes that different continents prefer ;-), some are indeed nice - but I am BLOWN AWAY by the...

Well - the strange phenomenon happened again... Tested 2 weeks ago: CYA 70 FC 6 Tested 1 week ago: CYA 70 FC 6 Ran heat pump for 36 hours leading into a day we wanted to swim, and tested at end of that 36 hours: CYA 50 FC 5.5 Tested again 24 hours later to confirm: CYA 50 FC 5 Conclusion...

I may have topped up the water level but would have been no more than 1 inch in a 22,000 litre (5,800 gal) volume

Here's a slightly crazy question I know... I've been following the TFP method for about 14-15 months now - and have had zero algae in that time. All going great. A peculiar thing I have noticed for 2 summers in a row, coming out of summer into autumn when I've used an electric heat pump to...

cool. just to confirm - did you end up getting a different test kit/solution from the beginning of the thread? at the start you were getting a CYA result of 90/100 with the CCL test

sure - to confirm, I don't think backwashing was affecting the actual CYA - but it seemed to have some effect on my misbehaving CCL reagent / test result - so in the back of my mind I was wondering if there was something *else* in the water that was setting off the CCL reagent and causing it to...

i'd estimate 6-7 tests. so 1-2 years depending on how much rain you get (and have to backwash) ... so yes ... not cheap :( I can't explain the irregularities either - but I have noticed *sometimes* that I'll get a very different reading from the CCL CYA kit after backwashing (and this is weeks...

I have had erratic results like this from the Clear Choice Labs CYA test kit. Like a pool water test of 50 one week, then 100 just 2 weeks later after not adding any stabiliser. I believe they changed suppliers at some point and the test was supposed to be much more stable - but I am still...

Thanks for the reply Texas Splash. I'm happy to report I was able to remove the marks with the first/gentlest attempt. I used a toothbrush to rub some vinegar on the marks. I found that after leaving on for a minute I could then gently rub the smooth rounded plastic edge of the toothbrush head...

We have a fibreglass SWG pool with travertine tiles around it. Recently we had a lot of rain and the pool filled right up to the tiles for several days before i had a chance to backwash. A few days later i noticed 3 or 4 'drip' spots directly below the grout joins of the tiles - where there...

+1 thumbs up on that kit - i have it too. I can remember thinking "wow i could get 10 cheap kits for the price of that", but in hindsight I now know it has saved money in the long run. I was probably spending on average $20 a week buying various things initially to add to the pool. Now I'm...

No - I don't have an overflow. If it overflows it'll just make its way under/over the tiles in places i'd imagine and then end up out on the grass - so not like it'd be a massive disaster. In saying that I've just had to backwash the filter to drop the water level a few inches after a lot of...

Hi, I'm thoroughly enjoying managing my pool now that I know what I'm doing - in 100% thanks to this forum. We're nearing the end of summer here in Australia and my pool has really stabilised and has been parked on these levels for the last 4 weeks without adding anything at all: FC: 5.5 CC...

Hi! welcome, We here in Australia watch the US based renovation shows and marvel at how much cheaper it is to get stuff done over there - even after the conversion rate. eg: "You did all that for $100k? Wow that would cost double/triple here in Australia" Anyway - that aside, I'm guessing...

Yeah I see your TA is still a little high. I aimed for around 80 at the start (manufacturer said 80-120, TFP said 60-80 so i figured i'd try in the middle), and my PH was constantly creeping up and I was adding about a litre of acid a week to bring it down. I now have TA stable on 60 after I...

pool looks great! I tried 3 or 4 pool shops at the start. all except 1 were pretty much cowboys. doing chemical tests with no lids on mixing tubes and using their finger instead for a 'cap'. yeah that'll work well for the next person in line! :) haha. not that it helps you as you're in WA, but...

Welcome! nice one. levels look good. i agree. tis quite empowering once you get a feel for it :)

cheers - they're "silver tumbled travertine" pavers - the outer ones are done in a french pattern.

Thanks all for the kind words - yeah we put a lot of effort into the planning. My wife was actually 'project lead' dealing with contractors and landscape design as the whole thing stressed me out quite a lot. I did build my own deck under the hut though! Update: Am in the process of carefully...

Welcome AusJohn! As a chemist, and a pool owner :) whats your thoughts on the general pool chemical levels that are recommended by manufacturers and government standards, and then the seemingly more recent science based evidence that TFP recommends - like the CYA/FC relationship etc. Pool...

Welcome - sounds like you've had a bit of a baptism of fire with the new pool! :) You're sure to get sensible straight up advice on this forum though, so hopefully all good from here. I've only had a pool for about 6-7 months, and have really only been properly subscribed to the TFP way for the...

Ok - thanks - good plan. I did see the vial is not linear. I was getting right on 40, or 1-2mm above 40 (ie: much closer to the 40 line than 50), which was why i estimated 40-45 - but yeah, take your point about rounding up to the next line. thanks! yeah we're very happy with the whole thing -...

Success! I finally passed the OCLT, and did it 2 nights in a row - so I'm all good. I had a few missteps along the way so just to add some detail for anyone coming along later doing research: On the Clear Choice Labs standard: I contacted them and they're sending a new one out. They apologised...

Ok thanks - will keep going. We don't have a ladder, but do have 2 lights. I'm not sure if the front lenses are supposed to be removed at all to clean. I thought I may have seen some air bubbles inside the lens (suggesting theres water inside that outer cover) but I've contacted the manufacturer...

No, and have not topped up in about 4-5 days now i think