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    Brand new pool

    Hi, I've had a pool for several years now and am accustomed to taking care of one, thanks to so much help from you all when we first started! My question now, is we just got a new liner the other day, and so just refilled the pool with fresh water. I'm just wondering if there is anything that...
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    Another mustard algae question

    I have just finished the mustard algae protocol and my chlorine is on its way back down to normal. I noticed on the mustard algae chart, it listed a "mustard algae minimum" chlorine level. Since I've had mustard algae now, should I use that as my new minimum chlorine level? Or, if I followed...
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    Quick mustard algae question

    Relatively new pool owner.... After weeks of confusion (algae developed... Tried ro SLAM twice, then maintained perfectly balanced water, just to have it come back over and over) I am 99% sure we have mustard algae. I have read the recommendations, which say to raise FC and THEN scrub...
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    When to check CYA?

    From what I've read so far, CYA never goes away without draining, but somehow also goes down over time. Can anyone advise me on how frequently to check my CYA value? I'll go broke if I have to check it as often as chlorine, LOL. Is once a month probably sufficient? It was high (from our...
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    Non-stabilized chlorine tabs?

    We just bought a house last summer with a pool. The pool has an in-line chlorinator, so we had been using that for a while with tri-chlor tabs and everything was going fine. However, once we became aware of the CYA issue, we looked into non-stabilized tabs. We found some, but the new tabs...