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I have seen a few cases recently where people who seem to be following the SLAM process correctly are seeing very slow progress AND the usual complications (leaves on bottom, algae behind light or in ladder rungs) do not seem to be present. Other folks then sometimes post that a "nuclear shock"...

OK, I actually built the skimmer for a hot tub but figure it's probably more applicable to above-ground pools so posted here instead. Background -- I have a 6 foot diameter cedar hot tub, purchased with no pump/jet/filter because I wanted to be able to use it through the (very cold) winter...

It was still sunny when I got home this evening so decided to try and get rid of the worms that had been showing up occasionally around the rim of the tub. Don't have a worm family pic but they were about an inch long at full size, black, segmented, and seemed to be living between the top rim of...

After keeping the same water in the hot tub over the winter, I noticed it seemed to be getting a bit cloudy. The water surface is >95% covered with wood/aluminum, CYA was reasonable (25-30) and I had been "fairly diligent" about checking & adjusting FC level daily so I figured it was the...

Hi all; First post here, but I've been lurking and learning for a while. I realize this is probably just a variant of the old "how much chlorine do I need to oxidize a dead porcupine" question, but it's new to me anyways. Running a wood-heated hot tub, using dichlor/bleach for sanitizing. CYA...