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While we’re on the subject…😁I’ve done the liquid version of this once before…put it in small coke bottles laying on their side. Dribbled a bit on the ground….and it was unbelievable how many ants went in it- and most of them died in there- I don’t know how many made it back to the Queen! But I...

Yup….so I understand…😔 and even then it’s not really doable because the walls are apt to collapse. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

BTW…I heard people quoting sand prices and while I had bought the bags of the Mystic White II sand awhile ago, I thought they were around $70/bag. Just want to check Canadian stores/sellers, and sure enough the cheapest was $61 right up to $101 on Amazon.ca. 😯 I don’t know the differences...

Okay! Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like the DE is off the table. I appreciate your help! Patti

H Hi! Thank you for all your input! And thank you for welcoming me😊…but I’ve been a member since 2012! 😂👍 I watched the video and will definitely make one, but…my water looks nothing like these videos I’m seeing with red water- and no sediment on the bottom! (I’m becoming more & more convinced...

Hi all! Lotsa’ questions for ya today!!! 😂😂 I’m replacing the media in my filter (bought it used, and used it for the last two years- don’t know how long it had been since the sand was last changed). Last year I developed serious problems with staining and algae 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️(vinyl liner...

Okay, sounds good! 👍Just ordering the reagents now!

Yup I have the powder - it is dated 2019. But it worked fine last year. Unfortunately I’m out of the R-0013. 😕

The other part of the title says: when to replace reagents

Does this look familiar?

Ohhhh….interesting!!! I’ll have to try & find it. Thanks for that tip! 👍

You had said that the water should be okay to swim in - all my levels are good (based on the strip), and you suggested I focus solely on the chlorine & getting balanced & not worry about the black algae. I can live with the staining - but what concerns me is swimming in something that has black...

Yup- I have those in my kit now (almost full bottles). Just need to know if they’re still going to be okay to use because they’re dated April 2020.

Sorry- another tech question…do you know Why I’m not receiving email notifications of responses to my threads? In the settings I checked every box. But every time I go in to check, one of the boxes has been unchecked. I reset it, but still don’t get any notifications of any kind. Thoughts...

Joyful Noise- this is a copy of what I sent Texas Splash. ( I didn’t know how to tag then, but I just found out how!!👍😁) I’d appreciate your feedback about the Taylor Reagents…(and anything else you want ti chime in on!!😁 Thanks! Patti (message below) Yup! I do have the K-2006 (FAS-DPD) kit-...

Okay! Gotcha. Good to know there are different sizes of the reagents available- I wasn’t aware of that!! So thanks for letting me know…I probably would have been buying these wee bottles forever! 😁Thanks!

👍thanks for that input! Very helpful! I’m finding the same thing- some bottles are still nearly full, but the calcium & cya reagents I went through fast! The small DPD powder seems to last okay, but I’d hazard a guess that this IS one that NEEDS to be replaced if it’s outdated. Any ideas as to...

Thank you! If I don’t have the ‘C’ kit- can’t I just order larger bottles of the reagents (rather than the small 2 oz ones? The drops will probably be the same, right? Is there any specific product you can recommend to bring that calcium level down? 😁

Thanks for your input!! I’m getting tgere! My pool is always balanced- until now- when I started trying to deal with these stains. But, as of yesterday, I think it may be something totally unrelated to metals- and it may be due being produced by microbes UNDER the pool liner. I live on a...

P.S. I couldn’t figure out how to tag other people. Can you tell me how to do it? I will send this message to Joyful Noise as well. Thanks!

Yup! I do have the K-2006 (FAS-DPD) kit- but was having trouble finding the replacement reagents. I found one that a fellow Ontarian recommended, so I was just making up my list to order. Is there any significant difference between the K-2006 kit and the K-2006’C’??? I ordered this test not this...

Pv2!!! I read the article on black algae, then proceeded to do some research online. I described my situation in detail to Texas Splash, so if you read that, you’ll understand the comment I JUST posted about Black Algae (which CAN & does grow in vinyl pools!) This information is the perfect...

TEXAS SPLASH!!! I’ve just posted another comment on here. After you read this one, check out what I wrote! It’s quite interesting! Patti

After doing more research, I have discovered some valuable information that I think may be helpful for many pool owners, and think perhaps TFP Admin should include it on the site. (I have included two links at the bottom. This information TOTALLY EXPLAINS the BLACK STAINS THAT PEOPLE CAN’T...

My CYA is between 30-50. It was the 2nd time I’d shocked it because my FC was showing zero ?!? I had done AA and algaecide treatments and the water was cloudy. After the second shock the Chlorine & cya levels were okay according to the chart on here. Chlorine was 5. I have a chlorinator but...

okay! Thank you for your help! No- I’ve never used Cal-Hypo. i haven’t been overly concerned with the hardness because I rarely, if ever, have any scale (or stain) rings. To be honest, I had no idea about this whole ‘metals dropping out of solution’ thing. I’ve had smaller pools than this one...