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    Sand or Foam under Intex?

    I'm just putting my 12x24 up today up here in New Hampshire. Something about the snow on the ground a week ago made it hard to get motivated ?. I have used a sand base (not even very high quality sand -- lots of pebbles) for the last 10 some years that I rake over each year to smooth out...
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    Algae again!

    Following up in case anyone else stumbles on this thread: After the SLAM was complete, I added 2 hours/day to my filter run time and increased the saltwater generator run time by an hour each day and have let the chlorine level slowly drop. I changed my testing time to first thing in the...
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    Algae again!

    Hi everyone, Thanks for all the replies. I generally check my chlorine levels in the evening after work, but I'll do some morning checks after the SLAM is complete. The water is finally starting to look clear again today, so I hope it'll pass the OCLT test in the next day or two. I'll try...
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    Algae again!

    We only used the pool once in June when it briefly made it to 80 degrees. It's been running 70+/- the rest of the season until this week. I could certainly raise the FC to 10 easily enough and run the filter more. The way it clouded over it white first then turned green it seemed like the...
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    Algae again!

    Hi everyone, I've been a lurker for several years on this site, and want to start by thanking everyone for all the great advice that's saved me a lot of money! I hate to post another "I've got algae" message, but I'm hoping I can get some advice to keep the algae away. I filled my pool in mid...