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It has, which is why this is very strange. I had this problem last year too. Brushing the algae makes it puff away into the water for awhile, but it always comes back. Can you recommend the proper way to point my return? Should it be pointed at the floor or farther up? Or is there a product i...

I did the OCLT when i opened the pool and passed. Chlorine has never dropped to zero since i opened this year. Is it possible to get an algae issue even with proper chlorination?

Hey there, Second year with the pool. Last year found this place and the TFP way and have had no problems balancing water since then. However, i think i may have a circulation problem. I have an above ground, 14k gallon pool with a vinyl liner. Even last year when my water was perfectly...

What's weird is that after my first SLAM to get the pool open and ready, this started happening a few days after I ended the SLAM (I passed all criteria to end it). At that point in time, I was checking the chemicals every day and adding what was needed to maintain proper FC levels. I am stumped.

Hello TFP! After getting my pool up and running for the first time this year using this site's advice, I have had no real problems with the pool. However, I have noticed something strange happening on the bottom of the pool. If I don't let the pump and filter run continuously, I will get these...

I have a Taylor K2006 with the FAS-DPD powder. Been using it to get my pool in shape.

Hello All, Thanks to this forum and its wealth of information, my pool is up and running! Got the stairs in yesterday and got in to finish vacuuming (had a little fun too... who wouldn't?). At the beginning of the season before I knew any better, I bought a kit from a local pool store. In the...

Another update! @jblizzle Thanks for the tip on shocking to mustard dose. That really helped the all day and night stay chlorinated until we got home. Got home Saturday morning to a fairly clear pool. Was still a bit cloudy, but not too bad. Dosed the pool and ran the robot. Sunday did the...

Came home today to a pool that I can finally see the bottom in! The water is still cloudy, but we are definitely almost clear. I dropped the robot in again as now I can see that there is still some alage left on the bottom. I will let him get up as much as he can. Results: FC: 9 CC: 0.5 TA...

Anything is possible. I remember that when I was squeezing the sock the water turned a milky white color until I stopped. So I think it dissolved ok. I have about 8-9 oz left of the 5lb bag I bought. I will check it again tomorrow and add the rest if it is still low. Hopefully that will be all...

Put it into a sock and stuck it in the skimmer. I went out a few times a day after and squeezed the sock for 5-10 minutes to get it to dissolve faster.

Update time! Water is definitely almost clear. Still a bit cloudy, but I can see the robot running along the bottom much better. All of the crud he pulled up last night must have been eating the chlorine I was dumping in. When I got home from work (I dosed the pool before I left for work), I...

Threw in the robot last night and let him run for 2 or 3 hours. The amount of crud he pulled up was amazing. Who knew that much stuff lurked below decent looking water. My chlorine levels were slightly higher this morning than they were yesterday morning, probably due to the fact that I pulled...

So quick question for everyone. The previous owners of the home we bought left all of the pool equipment for us, including a very nice robotic vacuum. When can I start using this thing? It is kind of hard for me to manually vacuum as my AG pool does not have a deck around it. The water today is...

@Richard, that would probably be cheaper in the long run, lol. Update time! Latest test results before the last dose of the night: FC: ~5.5 CC: Didn't test this time TA: ~150 CH: Didn't test this time CYA: I am assuming 20. I filled the tube on my Taylor test kit and the dot was still visible...

So I have gone through now, in one weekend, 17 121oz bottles of bleach. Most of it the 6% stuff, some the concentrated stuff at 8.25%. Is this normal? Pool is definitely getting better looking. Even in one day today the pool got more blue. I am going to continue with the dosing, but should I be...

@jblizzle I just retested the water about an hour after I dosed today. FC was 8.5 and CC was ~2.5. Pool calc says to add 1.3 jugs of 8.25% bleach (I was able to find 5 jugs of the concentrated stuff today cheaper than the normal stuff). I am going to add about 1.5 jugs right now and test is...

Hello all! Update time. I have been adding enough chlorine according to the pool calc to get me to SLAM level. I am also slowly adding in CYA through solid stabilizer in a sock in my skimmer. That seems to be going well. I did have to dose the pool with Borax as the pH dropped below 7. Here are...

The results came from a Taylor 2006 with the FAS-DPD test. I made sure to get the one with the powder as I read somewhere that it is one of the best ones to have. The strips just weren't cutting it for me. Right now I have a floater in the pool with 3 3" trichlor pucks in it just to get some...

Hello everyone! My fiance and I bought our first house in January and moved in in February. The house came with a pool (stats below), which she is excited about (me not so much... you will find out why shortly). Pool Stats: Above ground 24 ft x 4ft deep - ~14000 gallons (makes the math...