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I can't find the SeaKlear stuff anywhere in 150 miles from me. To order from Amazon says it wouldn't arrive until Monday. Do you know if there are any there similar chemicals I might be able to find easier? If I filter the pool at shock level for 24 hours, backwash, and deep clean the sand...

Also, to add to the disgusting misery... I’m vacuuming up what appear to be maggots. I’m not sure if they’re coming along with the poop or not. Is that possible? What is wrong with my pool this year?! These are the best photos I could get. The stool is in a little container and double bagged so...

I just poured in all the bleach I have when I got home... enough to raise fc to 13. But in the articles, it says the eggs are resistant to 6% bleach. Wouldn’t 6% straight bleach be 60,000ppm? I called the health dept which had no idea what I was talking about, then called the dept of...

Will double check level bleach my vinyl liner?

The article from the CDC says to decontaminate the pool after raccoon poop is to let it filter for 24 hours, then backwash, then change the filter media if possible. I have sand filter and there is just no way I can change the sand in my filter every single time a raccoon poops in the pool. I...

Thank you all for your response! From everything I’ve read, it seems like raccoon poop in a pool is fairly common. If that’s the case, I would think it would be a lot more common that people are dealing with this. And, how many people swim in ponds, lakes, rivers, etc? Wouldn’t there be tons...

Hello everyone, Several years ago I found what I assumed to be a raccoon poop in the pool. I skimmed it out and shocked the pool and didn’t really worry about it. Just now I got in the pool and was walking around vacuuming with a pool blaster (battery operated vacuum with its own filter bag)...

Yes! Poolmom was right... they were Grackles.

If anyone else encounters this problem... the rubber snakes worked for a bit, but I think they eventually figured them out as they intentionally placed a bunch of poos around and on top of one of the snakes. I think if anything the floating dolphins were more of a deterrent as they constantly...

Quick question - Can I perform an OCLT with the solar cover on? Thanks! Lauren

Last night I did a correct OCLT and I lost 1.5 ppm ... D’oh! So close. Can my solar cover be on overnight while checking for an OCLT? My water level is getting low due to no rain and I have very hard well water so I try to avoid topping off as much as possible. Thanks again!

Ah, crud! I already tossed a sock of cya in the filter then headed out for a few hours before seeing this. Interestingly though at 12:15pm my FC was 8. Tossed in the sock of cya. Just now at 4:15pm I checked and it is at 7. Can CYA start to work that fast? CC still 0... or maybe just the...

Thank you mknauss! I'm going to add some CYA now. Do you think I should maintain the SLAM in the meantime?

Hi everyone, I've been using the TFP method for about 4 or 5 years now and have not had an issue since converting. But now, I have a FC loss mystery and I suddenly feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Going to give a little back story in case it somehow plays a part... About a month ago I...

Thanks everyone. I got some realistic rubber snakes that I put around and on the pool ledge. Also got those inflatable dolphins that you fill the base with water... I was thinking maybe if they’re floating around and moving it will scare them off. The solar cover is definitely helping. I...

Oh wow. What a bummer! Thank you for your advice and help!

Yuck. It makes me feel better that I’m not alone! Do you know typically how long it lasts? Or will this be a summer long endeavor? I have no idea how I will possible keep up with this!

Ughhhh! I did see new birds this year getting in my arbor vitaes around the pool. What do you do about this??

Hi everyone! Starting over the last couple days, there are massive amounts of rather large sized bird poop all over the edge of my pool and getting into the water. I vacuumed just yesterday evening, and when I got home from work today there must be 30 more on the bottom I could count, not to...

Thanks for your responses! I don't want any more chemical burns for at least another 3 months; I've already filled my quota for the summer. This one time in college I got sulfuric acid on my face... good times. I sort of figured there would be a trade off. I do drain (about 1/3) for the...

I'm super clumsy... not gonna lie. Just about every time I've added bleach to my pool, I've bleached whatever clothes I'm wearing. A gallon of 12.5% liquid chlorine spilled in my trunk and just about ruined the car, as well as everything I was wearing and my skin. I got a medical grade...

Hey guys, I did my first legitimate OCLT. Last night (9:30pm) FC was 10. This morning at 5:45am it was 8.5. So I failed the test by a hair. The water is still clear and my CC has dropped to .5! I'm so excited that this is working! Should I keep up with the SLAM since my OCLT failed just by...

Alright, I'm back in business... sort of. My R-0871 from TFTestkits.net came! I went to do a test this morning. Of course it was POURING rain AND my power went out! I ran the test anyway and got FC 10.5 CC 1.0 I added enough bleach to bring the FC to 14, however, because my power went out...

This morning's results were: (I used a 5ml sample for FC and there were enough drops for a rough estimate) FC 12... One more drop would have cleared it so I'll say 13 CC ? ... There was some pink but R0871 gone completely TA 110 CH 280 pH 7.4 CYA 40 (tested 2 days ago) According to the SI...

Thanks Dave. The water looks, smells, and feels great. I thought I posted results back in the beginning but I can do a whole new test tomorrow (minus the chlorine since I'm out of the reagent). Won't the fact that my FC is so high affect the other results? Or is that just pH?

I just ordered another one from TFTestkits.net. I chose the priority shipping so I'm thinking I should get it Monday, if not, Tuesday. Again, thank you all so very much for your help. I would be so lost!!

Thanks, Swampwoman. I might go ahead and order another from TFTestkits.net. That way I'll have a reserve. I'm going to try another Leslie's again. I call first because the closest one is a 40 minute drive.

Because theirs showed that my CC was dropping. I did a test at 8pm... FC 11.5 CC1.... Finally a small improvement in CC. I was planning to do the OCLT tonight, but I am officially out of drops. There's probably 4 drops left in the bottle. To top it off, I got an e-mail from Amazon saying the...

I ordered a new one a Tuesday from Amazon and it still has not shipped yet. I called Leslie's near me but they said its special order only ("That's the one that goes with the powder, right?") Just out of curiosity, I took a sample to my local store, who installed the pool. Their readings were...

12:30 pm test - FC 15, CC1.5ish (didn't need the whole second drop). I fear I don't have enough to do 3 more tests. What do I do now? Until my refill comes?