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    Intex newbie, iron bacteria in well water

    Yep that is exactly what I did. It is a very frustrating experience and a big pain in the rear but it will eventually clear if you keep on the filter. I think it took me like 4 or 5 days were I could see the bottom and my pool went to a light green and then to a deep blue (actually pretty...
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    Intex newbie, iron bacteria in well water

    I am in the same exact boat as you except I am about 2 weeks ahead of you. I'm no expert and have very limited knowledge of pools. I've researched and visited 4 different pool stores in my area as well as surfed the net and found that everyone seems to have a "solution" to your problem. I...
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    Filling a new pool with a well

    So I got the pool filled and it has a greenish hue to it. I went and had the water tested (digital readout) at the pool company and here is what I got. TA - 150 pH - 7.2 TH - 90 Oxidizer - 0 FC - 0 They made some suggestions but I specifically asked about the high iron. Does iron show up in...
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    Filling a new pool with a well

    I think I may just bypass the softner as the regeneration process isn't keeping up with the water anyway. I am assuming that Ill be able to take care of the heavy iron in the water with chemicals? fish
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    Filling a new pool with a well

    I just had my pool installed yesterday and started to fill it up. We have a well/softner system in place and I was wondering should I be running the water thru my softner or bypassing it completely. We have lots of iron in our water in my area (southeast VA). Also should I just let my pump...
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    Just purchased first pool and new to it all.

    We took a big leap and purchased our first pool this weekend. It is an above ground sharkline 24' oceanic XL pool. The installer will be here next week to setup the pool and then we can get started. As part of our pool package it came with a whole bunch of chemicals called "Simple Blue". I...