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Slamming almost done, need help with dirt in pool. I just merged 5 of your threads. Please keep everything together so there is continuity to your story. Thanks, jblizzle. So 3 weeks later and I finally have clear water. Woohoo! CC=.5 I have not done the OCTL yet. I am still bringing it to...

Re: I can't seem to get rid of 1 CC. That is what I thought so it is 1 ppm. So should I keep going until clear or do another mustard algae shock? This just sucks, because I feel like I am making progress, but yet I am not.

Re: I can't seem to get rid of 1 CC. It is cloudy, but slowly clearing. I probably went to mustard algae shock level last Friday since we went out of town for the weekend. I threw 4 jugs of chlorine in and it was at least 8ppm at that time. Should I do it again or wait this out a bit further...

I can't seem to get rid of 1 CC. I am on Day 16 of slamming the pool. I went from a swamp to where it is very slowly clearing up. Tuesday, I could see the bottom of the ladder and my feet. Woohoo! It is holding FC pretty good as well. However, I am still getting 1 CC when I do my test. Why...

Day 6 with SLAMMING My FC is holding better, but I still have some CC. The water is a cloudy aqua. Results of this morning: FC=15 (I left it alone for the day, no chlorine add) CC=2 CYA=30 pH=7.2 I hit the pool hard Saturday and Sunday. We vacuumed it a few times each day. Unfortunately, we...

Re: Results as of this morning Today (Friday), my readings are: FC=3 and CC= 4.5. I had shocked it up to FC=17 last night. I brought it up to FC=15 this morning, as of my test at 9:30 EST, it is holding. I also added a puck to help bring up my cya a little and add some chlorine. My water is a...

You are giving me hope!! I am on Day 2 today and my FC is not staying up either, although my pool was an aqua color yesterday at a point, which showed a pile of leaves in the middle. Keep the updates/pictures coming. I don't know if you have a Meijers, but they have 4-1 gallon bottles of 10%...

Re: Results as of this morning Is 3-4 times a day adequate? At least for the next two days. I have only tested CC twice, since my pool isn't clear and isn't holding FC. I am glad the CC is going down at least.

Re: Results as of this morning This morning, 5/15, the pool wasn't quite as aqua colored as yesterday. Last night, before bed, I brought it up to 12 ppm FC. It rained through the night, which I think affected the FC. So this morning the FC was 1.5 (if I am reading it correctly). CC was down to...

Re: Results as of this morning That would make sense. CC=10 last time I checked it. I just added more chlorine. The pool is still gobbling up the chlorine. It is looking a lot better. At lunch, I could see the debris in the middle and it was aqua blue around. At least until I brushed it. Then...

Re: Results as of this morning I will show him. Yes, the water is green. Although it has turned a teal color as of this morning and foamy. I have FC testing question. Do you count the drops until it suddenly turns clear or do you give it a second or two to stir in and stay clear? The reason I...

Results as of this morning Last night, we added enough muriatic acid to get our pH down to 7.2 and TA to normal range, I forget the reading. Water actually seemed a bit clearer after this. I added bleach to get the FC up to 12. One hour later FC=2. :o Added more bleach to get it up to 12. One...

Thanks!!! We do run our pump 24/7, but I will get some stabilizer on my way home and start the process tonight. I will report back soon.

The pH didn't get too low. It was 7.8 after all I added. I should have listed that. Since it is 7.8, should I add more acid? I have extra FAS-DPD reagents left over from last summer that I ordered in late August. Thanks for the tip! Do you think it is possible to Slam tomorrow if I am able to...

We had a little winter cover issue in late fall. We got a bad wind storm that took our winter cover off of our pool, left the leaves in the pool and made it impossible for us to get it back on. So we are opening with a swampy pool. I mean, we had tree frogs living in it. I know this, because...

Sorry if my continued posting is getting annoying. I am annoying myself with my pool drama. I did the cya test with half and half. It came out to about 110-120 ppm. However, I did another partial drain/fill last night too. So, hopefully, it is closer to 100-110 now. I added 3 gallons of...

Thanks! I will try that tonight! I think I will go ahead and do another drain/fill tonight. I am so ticked that I was not educated on the puck/granular shock issue with raising cya.

Okay, I got my cya test kit. My cya is definitely 100 ppm, right on the line. I did it twice. I will do another partial drain/fill tomorrow evening. Day 4 and it is still a cloudy light green. Using above description, I would say cloudy teal. I can see half of my ladder. Chlorine: Last...

Correct. My cya level is not accurate since it is from a pool store, and home test strip, but the chlorine level of 39 ppm seems to be doing the job. As of today, it is starting to turn a cloudy blue. If anything, my assumption would be, that my FC level may be higher than needed for shock level...

I didn't mention chlorine because that is a given in the slamming process. I am maintaining shock level (39 ppm) with chlorine until I meet the 3 parameters. (Using FAS-DPD test and Pool Calculator.)

Thanks danacc! I actually did notice it being more of a cloudy green last night and I could see more of the brush in the water than I could before. Progress! I also emptied more water out and added fresh in, along with changing the filter out with a clean one.

No, I do not have the liquid cya test kit (I plan to buy the full kit next year.). I have strips. The pool store used ClearCare Expert computerized analysis system and strips. ETA: Ok, I ordered the liquid cya test kit. In the meantime, would the FC level at least work on the algae even if it...

My test strips go up to 150 and I also took a sample to the pool store, which I know are not accurate. However, both showed 100 (105 at pool store). I started at 173, drained the pool past halfway and refilled with fresh water. I plan to do another drain/refill but I wanted to take a break. I...

I got my cya down to 100, still pretty high, but manageable. I will do another drain right before closing so that cya is lower for next year. I started SLAMMing my pool yesterday with chlorine. Here is what I have so far: FC= 40 ppm (holding fairly steady, not dropping much) FAS-DPD kit CC=...

I also used a test strip from Meijer that also showed very high cya levels. I will try the hose and bucket some out too. Thanks for all of the advice!

Hello! I am new. My cya level is extremely high. cya=173 :shock: Confirmed by pool store and cya strip test. (Pool store uses ClearCare Expert and strips to compare, I don't know if that matter or not.) I know they can be inaccurate, but I really do think it is pretty high. We have gone...