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Thank you ajw22. Keeping fc in range has been a constant challenge for me due to all details in this thread. I finally achieved goal yesterday after weeks of work. I knew the citric acid would wipe out fc and I'm now working to get it back. Is there a more recommended product to use for...

Good morning! After 7 days of fierce testing and bleaching i finally finished my first SLAM! Yaay! My pool was brown stained due to copper (.7 per pool store test). Yesterday i cleared the stains....first i in error used jack's magic the iron cobalt etching stuff. Which cleared some but not...

Thank you mknauss! That's what I'll do!

HI again! I hope it'sOK to continuing posting on this thread. I have an update on my situation and a question. I took your advice and drained the pool abouthalf way on 6/22. Using my TF100 test kit, I took my initial readings and havebeen working since then to get all the results in line with...

Whipsawed! Perfect word and exactly how I feel! Will drain and start over with pool and see how it goes. Thanks everyone for your time and advice.

I'm sorry to post so quickly after my last post....but I was researching the effects of phosphate removers on pool chemistry, just trying to understand all things. I found several threads on here about the topic, but also found info here https://www.swimuniversity.com/pool-phosphates/ which...

Hi again! Mystery solved. The pool store folks did come by last night and added phosphate remover which they say is why it is clear today. I had already vacuumed the pool this morning since I could finally see the bottom! They told me to backwash the pool now, which then means I'll have to...

Wow! Yall are awesome! Thank you for this advice, Im reading thru and will report back on what happens. I have to share an update which probably changes everything. Amazingly I awoke this morning to a clear pool for the first time this summer. I have no idea what happened. I did nothing to...

Hi! First,thanks for this wonderful forum. I've been searching, reading andlearning a lot from other posts and the resources provided. This is myfirst post, so please forgive the detail. But I could really use some solid advice to get my pool balancedbefore I absolutely pull my hair out...