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    algae treatment while awaiting reagents - did new safety cover cause this?

    Understood. The pool store is not conveniently located so I'm anxiously awaiting my refill kit!
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    algae treatment while awaiting reagents - did new safety cover cause this?

    how do I calculate that? Do I use the pool math app?
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    algae treatment while awaiting reagents - did new safety cover cause this?

    I always open with clean water, except for this year. Opened with algae floating and on walls. Not a swamp fortunately but not what I was expecting. I'm not sure if it's because I ran out of reagents at the end of the season and my chems were off (my chems are usually pretty consistent...
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    please help with SLAM-algae

    Thanks! My fc is holding pretty steady and water is getting bluer and clearer every day but still not 100% yet. The amount of algae forming seems to be less each day but its still the yellow-brown color, not seeing any gray. Is it safe to use my robot to vacuum with this level of fc or do I...
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    please help with SLAM-algae

    Update: So a couple of days in my pool is looking much bluer and clearer, but it still has a slight green color (aqua-teal and I can't see the bottom clearly yet). I've been checking the fc about every 3 hours or so during the day and adding chlorine as prescribed by the pool calculator. I...
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    please help with SLAM-algae

    The pool is green but clear (I can see the bottom) with yellow-brown sand-like algae only on the floor only. From what I've read this indicates regular algae not mustard algae. I am brushing the floors and walls (just in case) to loosen everything up. My salt level got too low causing the...
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    please help with SLAM-algae

    So, I have a green clear pool with algae. Using the K2006 kit I just got I have the following chem levels: FC = 4.4 PH = 7.8 TA = 110 CH = 130 CYA = 45 Salt = 2900 From what I read in pool school I need to shock to 18. I know I need to lower the PH to 7.2 before adding chlorine. I know...