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This site has been very helpful. Here are some pictures of my pool's progression since finding TFP!

Pool is looking much better since sequestrant. It has been about a week since adding 2 quarts of Jack's Magenta Stuff. I was not expecting it to remove the stains from my liner, but it actually has. Not like an AA treatment, but if it continues to remove the stains while I maintain chlorine...

I have been calling around trying to find Jack's Magic pink stuff. I read online that it works well for iron and can be effective at high chlorine levels. Unfortunately, the retailers near me carry the product line but not the pink stuff. They told me the magenta stuff and purple stuff would do...

Ok, sounds good. Last night I finally passed the overnight test. Measured at 13 FC at night, and 13 FC this morning. I think I will let the chlorine come back to normal levels, and add Jack's Magic Pink Stuff sometime this weekend. Keep me posted on your pool as well.

Lost another 4ppm chlorine overnight. went from FC-21 to FC-17. CC stayed at .5.

No. We have not unfortunately. Trying to get everything in line first. Today I took off all of the covers on the jets and skimmer to see if anything was behind. I did find what seemed to be algae. I scrubbed down the areas and it all came off pretty easily. I wouldn't call it "a lot" of algae...

There is no light in there. However, when I get algae it usually is most visible around the jets, stairs and skimmer. It seems to form in the hidden areas. I took a toothbrush and scrubbed in all the gaps I could find. Maybe today I will take off all the covers and see whats hiding back there...

Once again, did not pass the overnight test. I seem to be losing 4ppm of chlorine overnight the past couple nights. When shocking, do you usually see the loss overnight become smaller until you reach less than 1? Or is it possible that I could be losing 4ppm every night and one morning it holds?

Here are some pictures. What do ya think? Iron?

Well, I got my chlorine reagents yesterday and did the overnight test.: FC-14.5(last night)------------11.5(This morning) CC-(didn't check last night)----1.0(This morning) I will continue to shock.

Here is a picture of the heater. I moved in last fall, and have not had it hooked up. -I used Trichlor tabs in the skimmer from September until November when we closed the pool. Previous owner did the same, probably for years. -Pump runs 24/7 -Will take water for metal testing tomorrow. -Thanks!

Maybe I have both! Haha, the water color sounds like copper, and the stains sound like Iron. Still shocking, so maybe the green in the water still has time to change. Hopefully I pass the overnight test and CC test soon so I can eliminate the green coloring from being algae.

I guess I just assumed it was iron. The color is like a rusty brown/orange. I have done the AA treatment twice, and both times the stains completely lifted and stairs and liner looked new. After the first AA, stains came back about a week later. After the second AA, I got algae when chlorine was...

When I moved into my house last fall the pool water was clear and blue. When we opened this year and began to shock, heavy iron stains appeared on my stairs and liner. I'm currently taking steps to get rid of them, but am wondering where they came from. The previous owner had a heater hooked up...

Ok, sounds good. Am I able to keep chlorine tabs in the skimmer while dosing with bleach directly to the pool? Just wondering because I may be gone for longer periods of time than normal next week, and it seems like I need to add bleach every few hours to keep chlorine high. Thanks. Also, I read...

Well, I have a Taylor K-2006 kit, but I ran out of the Chlorine reagent. I ordered more, and it will get here Monday. Also, I'm not sure if the numbers could be skewed as I have been trying to keep the chlorine level up for the past 5 days, but here they are as of now: -PH-7.6 (Was always...

Here are some pictures. Algae, metals, or both?

Thank you much! The products you recommend are not available locally to me. I have some left over Kem-Tek HEDP metal/calcium remover, any idea on chlorine demand regarding this product? Also, the stores around me carry "Metal Free" and "Staintrine" while Wal-Mart has HTH line. Any one better...

Thanks for the quick response. Just out of curiosity, Is there any negative side effects that come from adding too much of the sequestering agent? Also, will it work against my chlorine levels like ascorbic acid does?

Hello everyone. This is my first year with my pool. I've been trying to clear it up for 2 months now. I was taking advice from my local pool store until I found this site. After reading pool school, I realized I have made plenty of mistakes, taken some bad advice, and wasted a lot of money...