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Ok great, I am so thankful for this site. I am American so I don't like to wait for anything.lol thank you all for your input. I do at least feel like I am making progress.

I did a OCLT and had less then .5 fc loss, I am assuming that I have defeated all the algae at this point. Water still very cloudy is this normal?

Should I be maintaining my fc at shock levels? And would it be ok to just run the auto vac? :cheers:

Yup I am running it 24/7. Should I run it on high? Or does running it on low help catch more particles?

4.19.12 @ 10:45pm FC - 4.5 CC - 0.5 PH - 7.2 TA - 70  CYA - 30 CH - 20 Ok so I stared the season off with a lovely dark green to black pool. :hammer: My pool cover had blown off in a wind storm, and all the leaves fell into the pool that were on top of the cover. The water is now blue but is...

Just wanted to come on and say THANK YOU, to everyone's input and for all of your help. After opening to a green swamp I am proud to say that my pool is sparkling clean and ready to swim in just 4 days. :party: My sons second bday party is tomorrow and the pool looks great. All I can say is if...

thanks guys. I added my stabilizer, and stopped at walmart for 4 182oz jugs, says i need to add 280 to start. i have already set my auto vac up and has been running for about 5 hours. i will wait for the sun to go down and then begin my assault on the algae :hammer: ..I have some let over tabs...

I started the pump today at about 5:00pm. It has been running since.

Well i have taken off the cover to a nice green mess. My last pool opening went like clock work, but this year is starting off on the wrong foot. I guess through one of the nasty storms here in NC, my cover had a hole put in it and it looks like I took some leaves in. The pool is really green so...

Last spring when i opened my pool i noticed that the winch on my cable broke for the pool cover. This year i built a deck off the side of the pool, would it be ok to anchor the cover to the deck and then hang bleach bottles filled with water off the remaining sides of the pool. Or should i just...

Well just want to let everyone know that i will be breaking ground on a new deck this upcoming weekend. WE are going to do a 12x16 off of one side of the pool. I have recruited about 6 guys and 4 of us are in the construction trade so i am thinking that i can finish in 1 day. I will post pics as...

2nd year BBB'er, I had some trouble with my fence over the winter and the contractor is coming out next week. This year was my first closing and followed everyones advice to the T. I snuck a peek at the pool and I am thankful to say that i can see the bottom (crystal clear). I havent gone as far...

Just want to take a moment to say thanks, everyone here is so helpful. I feel like after all the comments, I have been pumping the water out of the pool as well as off of the top. I forgot to mention that my pillow did not stay in the middle ( i guess i am not the first pool owner on his first...

should i add water? I am planning on opening in late april...what can happen to my pool if i dont fill?

Ok so i have been montoring my pool over the winter months. I live in NC and we have had some cold days and hot days. I closed my pool in October of 09 and now my water lvl is about 7 to 9 inches below the skimmer, is this type of evaporation normal in winter? The cover i have appears that it is...

thanks :cheers:

Ok so i had 2 really long days of work and neglected to add bleach, so i decided to shock then get back on track. After i added 2 178 oz walmart bleach i came up with these numbers FC : 15 CC: .50 PH 8.2 TA: 70 Temp: 86 Did not check cya or CH <-----was told ch was not a hugh deal on vinyl I...

Just a quick question about my ladder set up. I have a A frame ladder and i am having problems with it being to wobbly. Can i get it to sit on the top rail for added support if i use maybe some rubber. I was hoping that i can use the top rail as added support. Would this be ok I have 8...

Hey guys, Was wondering if anyone could give me some good advice on a pool light for under 50.00 that will light up a 24ft round. Has anyone tried the solar floaters are they worth it? I have seen them for about 10 bucks a piece.

thank you. he is a great addition to my family

Some updated tests; FC: 2.5 (note: i will add another 2 ppm after 7pm tonight) CC: 0 TC: 2.5 PH: 7.2 T/A: 80 CH: 40 CYA: 30 Temp: 73 I feel like for the past three weeks my pool has looked great, but i know there is some tweaking that i can do to these numbers, any info will be great...

OK so i was curious because i have seen people bury their AGP. My question is , I had to dig out about 14inches on one side of my new build, can i put sand back next to it to level off the ground again and then can i put mulch on top of the for landscaping purposes?

Well my son has arrived. He was born may 1st at 3:46pm. 7lbs 7.9oz 21 inches long

ok just a quick question, today was cloudy at my house and i had about a 1ppm loss, is it normal during cloudy days to burn less chlorine or is it the because i am closer to my 5 day mark since i added cya; so my pool is stabilizing. Thanks for the info :mrgreen:

well had about a 2 ppm loss on the day, which i think is good. :mrgreen: Should i wait to add more cya, i only added 2 lbs to start. :?:

ok so my T/A is now at 80, so i think i'm good. My question is that is this something i have to monitor weekly or is it like cya where really like 2 times a season or so? I added 2/3 of bleach 174oz to bring my TC to 5ppm (or at least thats the highest reading i can get with the taylor basic...

this time i took the test the first 3 drops didnt change the 4 drop turn its clear/light gray, then the 5th drop went red/pink.

ok so i have added 4lbs of baking soda to now have a reading of 50. I have also taken a TC test in the am and one after i got home from work monday and today. Mondays reading were 3ppm in the am and 1 ppm in the afternoon tuesdays reading was 5 ppm in the am and 2 ppm in the afternoon does that...

ok so i retook the T/a test and it took 3 drops to make it turn from green to red. so thats T/A = 30 I also took a TC test and it is reading 3ppm as of this afternoon, should i add 2 more ppm tonight as stated above. approx 1/3 bottle of 174oz walmart bleach. correct? I put in 2 lbs of stabilzer...

sorry i meant T/A... :?