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CH 180 Newb Q: How do the shock packets affect the the hardness?

Went to another pool store, because I was skeptical of the first one. New pool store tested CYA @ 45, which sounds in line with original test + all the water I drained. Used pool math and calculated I needed 6 gal of 8.25% "Great Value" (WalMart) Bleach. Put it in as the sun was going down, and...

Good point, I'll pre-dilute my sample before I take it. If I go 50/50 with bottled water, would that work?

You described it exactly. OK, so I'm about done refilling the pool, and its turned to seafoam green color, and little mustard algae clumps have started back again. I just set the pool pump to filter, and will stop by the pool store to test CYA when I run errands in a bit. Tested it with my...

Pool store tested the CYA. I'm thinking their test might only be calibrated to 100 though. I have my test results from September and the level was at 100 then (that was before I added 9 trichlor pucks as a way to chlorinate). The test they did for me last week was still at 100

Yeah I ordered a Taylor K-1004 before I knew it wasn't what I needed (FAS-DPD). I'm stuck with it now, so I can always calculate based on volume in a hypothetical perfect scenario until another paycheck or two. I did add the pool specs to my sig, but other than knowing I have a Hayward DE...

I read several pollen vs mustard algae threads on here, and after vacuuming to waste continuously (3-weeks, 3x per week, after pollen stopped falling), and having the problem return, i said it must be algae. I added coagulant to settle it before I would vacuum. Also the clumps on the bottom of...

Good to hear, I was planing on getting the algae first, going on vacation for a week (literally), and then returning to tackle stains

Ok so I've been lurking on the TFP for a few weeks and have been able to obtain a crash course in pools. However I learned the folly of my ways (previous attempts at cleaning up my pool were futile). See attached pictures. So for a month or so I just thought my pool had a lot of pollen, but I...