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I did slam over a 2 day period. I kept FC above 16 for 3 days using 3 gallons of chlorine...did I not do it right? I don't know what OCTL is. - - - Updated - - - Thank you. Pool looks good, vacumming dead algae from the bottom. Test results from this morning: FC 6.2 CC .2 pH 7.4 TA 150...

Yes, my pool is looking good and I'm letting the FC down now. I ended up adding 3 gallons of 10% chlorine and 2 lbs of dry acid for the pH over 2 days. My TA still seems high. Yesterdays (10/8) test results were: FC 15.5 CC 0 pH 7.4 TA 150 CH 300 Yes, partial drains and refill was a lot of...

Ok, I think I'm ready to slam to make my pool pretty again. I have not added any chemicals since 10/3, only partial drains and refills. Algae on the bottom has been vacuumed up and I have brushed the pool. Filter is backwashed. Pool water is slightly green and cloudy. Numbers for today...

I have read through this website and been using my new Taylor K-2006 test kit for 2 weeks now. Everything was great for the first week and then I had a little algae problem last weekend and then back again this past Thursday evening. I am now in the process of lowering my CyA levels before...

Yes, I have been reading and trying different things all summer, but what do I do in the next 24 hours so I don't get an algae bloom again. My pool actually looks good today! Could the chlorine actually be locked up somewhere in the pool...I don't quite understand that. I let my daughter go...

Hello, I am new!! I have battled algae since 4th of July. The water will be balanced, but never clear and then the algae comes back and I go through a cycle again. So I assume, I never really killed it?? I went through an algae kill again this weekend. Yellow out followed by 3/1lb shock...