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I believe the algae may be in the lights in the spa and pool. Is there a way to clean in there or will the SLAM eventually kill it all? Last night the CL dropped 2ppm and it was the same the first night.

I’m guessing I tested for FC too soon after pouring it in last night (25-30min) because this morning the reading was 18ppm.

Thanks for the replies. I’ve started my first SLAM this evening. I lowered the ph to about 7.2 and brought up the FC to 16.5. I was shooting for 15 but either my cya or gallon capacity are slightly off.

Here’s a pic of a corner that still has a spot. Also, I run the pump at 2000rpms for about 14-15 hrs a day.

I noticed some light green stuff on the spa seat today when I was testing the water. The chlorine level on the generic ph/chlorine tester showed the content to be .5-1. We’ve recently received a bunch of rain the past weeks. After adding 10% bleach and letting the pump continue to run for...

Thanks for warm welcome. As far as the test kit, it looks like the Tf-100 should do everything I’ll need. I looked up the filter on the equipment and it appears to be a cartridge type, Sta-Rite S8M150. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing but parts seem to be available through multiple...

I’m about to close on a house with a non-swg pool and plan to try and maintain it myself. The equipment is in good shape, almost new as the pool was remodeled last year. The plaster is new and the pump is a Jandy variable speed with Polaris booster pump. I found this site through a friend who...