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    Shocking/Staining

    I did try tri-chlor, but I just rubbed some on...will have to try holding it there. So far, no difference. The stains are pretty widespread throughout the pool. We drained/filled in spring, and used what Leslie's recommended...stain and scale, cya, and some shock as I recall. We did not use...
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    Shocking/Staining

    We are still relatively new to maintaining a pool, and we had to clear a little algae in early July. Toward the end of the shock treatment the pool developed brown staining rather suddenly. It is in a radiating pattern from the pop-ups, and an internet search made me wonder if the PH drifted up...
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    Black Algae/Waterfall

    Sorry, just saw your question. Yes, great success! However, I would urge caution when brushing the waterfall! I had read so many horror stories about hard to eradicate algae that we lost a bit of the surface in spots. Shocking the pool for about five days and testing each day solved our...
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    Black Algae/Waterfall

    Thank you for the replies. I will try spraying the recessed areas with shock level water, and once we get this issue solved, I will have to experiment with getting that TA down. It rises so quickly, I can't imagine getting it below 80! Should be a breeze after algae.
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    Black Algae/Waterfall

    I am a relatively new pool owner(pebbletec), and with these super hot AZ days we must have let our FC drop too low for our CYA level, and now have a few black algae spots on the bottom of the pool. We used a pool pumice to scrape them up & began the shocking process with liquid chlorine last...