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Every year I battle with our pool. Buying tons of bleach (about 30 boxes of 3 at Sam’s) and cyanuric acid. Testing, vacuuming, backwashing, cleaning out the sand in the filter, etc. We go from green to cloudy white blue, to dead algae floating on top, more vacuuming, etc, to the pic below...

So, I battled with algae in my pool for over a month and the water has finally cleared up after ALOT of bleach, vacuuming, backwashing, and testing everything (TF-100) for weeks. I was doing everything I've read here on the site, but despite it no longer being green, it was cloudy and just...

Well, FC is currently at 3.5, but clearly I just need to keep hitting it hard for a few more days. Thanks for letting me know about the CYA. I couldn't recall if it was safe to swim while it was dissolving or not.

So I frequently have issues with our CYA not reaching a good level. Using the TF-100, here's what we have: FC = 3.5 (forgot to test CC) TA = 80 CYA = between 20-30 pH = 7.3 or 7.4 (hard to be 100% sure) Water is clear, but mildly cloudy. We also tend to get what I think is pollen at the...

Of course, I already added the bleach first thing after testing this morning. And I don't mind the directness at all. I just really want my pool back!

So my FC this morning had dropped to 6, but it rained a bit last night, so I don't know how accurate that really is. :( Should I just keep checking that to know the algae is all gone, then focus on our filter? We bought our home with the filter already here and I have some concerns that we...

Back washed on July 4th. And yes, I hit it at night and first thing in morning on Monday before heading to wrk.

To clarify, yes, I work during the week, but in morning and evenings, I've still been out there, just not every hour or half hour. I don't abandon it throughout the week, but its harder to maintain at shock level this way. Filter pressure reads 5 psi. I have to admit I don't really look at...

So I've been treating for algae for some time now and the pool is just not clearing up. How long am I supposed to keep it at shock level before it will clear up?!?! I'm ready to just say forget it, cover it up and leave it forever. My kids are devastated because I can't get it clear for them...

Been out of commission for a while. Thanks very much for everyone's responses. I'm still struggling, have bought 2-9lb. containers of stabilizer and CYA is still registering as zero. This morning, while testing, it finally looks slightly foggy, but no enough to block out the black dot at the...

So I've been working on opening up my pool for the summer and cannot seem to get my cyanuric acid under control. I have had a sock filled with this for about 3 weeks now (and from what I read understood I'd see some amount of difference by a week), and my readings continue to stay at 0. What...

(Sigh!) So we were planning on winterizing our pool and lo and behold, the motor on our pool pump died on us and now we're getting nasty brown water. It didn't seem to match the filter system to begin with (it has a 190L Jacuzzi Laser Sand Filter). We have a 33 ft round pool, so about 25,600...

Can anyone provide me with info on the preferred covers for an above ground pool? Our previous cover had some major holes in it last year and it took forever to get the pool cleaned when we opened this year, so we obviously need a new one. There are just so many places selling covers and as...

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it!

So I've been testing my pool levels daily using the TF-100 and my CYA is pretty low. Reading the following from pool school, does the "sock" refer to just an old sock, or would this be something like a skimmer sock? I don't presently have a skimmer sock, but hope to get one. Also, once you...

Any further advice on how to clear up my water?

Here are a couple of pics. The second one was from last year. Thank you! http://www.flickr.com/photos/shersky/73 ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/shersky/73 ... hotostream

Here are the test results for today: FC = 3.5 CC = .5 TC = 4.0 TA = 90 (when the test kit says "red", I assume it's really actually "pink", right (a dark pink)) CYA = 30 It's unclear to me what the filter size is (my husband thinks about 5-10 gallons) -- it wasn't clear from looking at it. We...

Okay, so we went ahead with our party. Ran the OCLT last night and FC remained the same. Does that mean we have pollen? Could that be why the water is cloudy? What is the solution to get back to a clear pool? Thanks very much for all the assistance!

Oh no!! Completely forgot about the OCLT, although I'd read about it! Geez... Any other solution I can do at this stage for safety? The water is still cloudy this morning, but it's definitely improved from yesterday I've notice. Took this photo with my phone just moments ago. The grayish...

Mustard Algae or Pollen (maybe) So I posted about a week ago thinking I had something like brown algae, or algae of some sort. Was finally able to order the pool kit and here are my readings. FC - 6.5 CC = .5 TC = 7.0 TA = 140 CYA = 30 pH = 7.4 Since I had algaecide, we used it last week...

The numbers I had provided earlier were from a test provided by the pool company we use for our supplies. Are those not to be considered accurate? These were not from my test strips.

Unfortunately, all I have at this time is the strips. What I have noticed is that our water is looking remarkably clear (it was never cloudy or murky), but we still have some light brown areas on the bottom, not very noticeable anymore and the filter doesn't appear to have anything slimy at all...

Today, my husband vacuumed out the pool again and again cleaned the filter -- I noticed nothing slimy as he had originally mentioned, only some bugs and leaves mostly. There does appear to be a great deal of small particles floating on the surface of the pool -- it's very visible. Am still...

@Dave J., can you recommend a good test kit for doing this? The pool place we go to only seems to have test strips, which is what I used last year. Sounds like I'm clearly not doing enough, and probably didn't last year either. We use bleach tabs instead of the liquid chlorine. Is the liquid...

Thanks so much for the replies -- I didn't expect such quick response! At Dave S., I asked my husband if he noticed any "feel" to the filter as he cleaned it and before even mentioning the term "slimy" to him, that's what he said. I did forget to mention that upon shocking the pool less...

Hello! I am new to the site and am needing some advice on whether or not this could possibly be brown algae. We have my daughter's birthday party coming up in about a week and a half and I just want to be sure it's safe for everyone to swim. Upon removing our pool cover a few weeks back...