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  1. K

    CYA Question

    Yes. Thank you so much. Wish we had HEB in next North Texas
  2. K

    CYA Question

    About to start turning our green swamp into a sparkling oasis. We normally chlorinate with SWG. My understanding is we don’t need to run it while in the SLAM process. Per the recommendations the CYA needs to be 30-50ppm for non SWG pools. CYA needs to be 70-80 ppm with SWG pools. We are sitting...
  3. K

    To drain or not to drain?

    Thanks for the input all. It's very helpful. The hubby was gung ho and thought it might be easier to drain. I got the test kit last year and the SLAM went well. Started skimming the chunks of Algae today (whew, what a mess). So, we can run the filter without the grids to start off with? I...
  4. K

    To drain or not to drain?

    Will draining help quicken the SLAM process? And I guess my biggest concern is any solids from the algae but that just requires scooping with the net right?
  5. K

    To drain or not to drain?

    Our filter (Pentair DE 60) base cracked at the end of last summer. We finally got a new one, so you can imagine what the water looks like now (plus we have always had an issue with fighting black algae). We have had to SLAM it evey spring for the last few years (mostly do to neglect on our...