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One followup then.....we had rain last week for what seemed to be the first time in a month...nothing new in texas right, but me being a new pool owner, i don't know the affect of rain on my water...please help me....i was carrying a 6-7 FC for ever as stated above well right after i posted this...

Hello, ok, I am a first year pool owner in may 2012. All summer I have been fighting boatmen and backswimmer bugs. I have spent much time on here and have used the wonderful advice and now have my pool water wonderful. However, from the very beginning I was told that if you have boatmen it is...

Thanks linen, i will do that next time.....

OK, I am so pumped....my second time now with zero loss over night. Am I good to go. My only question is I did not run the pump 30 minutes before my morning test. The system was off all night from 6 PM the night before.

OK, I am very excited, but in the back of my mind something is telling me its too good to be true....LOL. My ONCL was ZERO this AM. I took it at 8:30 PM last night and it was 11 and this AM at 6:30 it was 11 !!!!!!!! Question though how could I have 1.5 difference two nights ago and then not...

kizer, Thx.....I guess I'm not asking it right....what I mean is if you see a tiny bit do you just scrub it off and move on or anytime you see any amount of algae do you shock? Again new at this and trying to figure out the rules and guidelines etc...

Thanks, just am new to all this and don't want family swimming in usafe waters. and didn't know if 1.5 ppm ONCL was safe. Robbie, you have really been helpful...thx

OK, so if I do ONCL toomorrow AM and I still am losing should I wait till reagents come in three or four days and then shock again? Thanks Robbie.... PS...it is not dangerous to swim is it with ONCL but all other numbers are good, is it?

oh, ok, well crud.....I am at work now at it was below the 20 ppm this AM....ugh.....is it ok that it dropped below 20 if i bring it back up tonight? Also, what is your advice.....I am about our of reagent for the FC.....I will probably only be able to do one or two more FC tests before I am...

OK, ONCL revealed about 1.5 loss in FC....I know you want to be 1 or under does this mean i am ok or do I need to shock again? How much variation (or % error/ppm error) is built in to the test. I know sometimes I get a 1 FC difference from one test to another back to back. Thanks...

Do you do this just normal activity or only when you shock? Thanks.....

thanks will do....I was just about 20 ppm at sundown so i will see what my FC is in the AM......

OK, Richard, There was never any green present after I brushed the little bit off on Saturday and I have always been under .5 CC so i guess I am good to check tonight for ONCL, correct? The only reason I shocked was because I saw a little green in the first place. Do you agree I should check...

Just an update on my first shock. I followed the pool calc and everything worked as planned. I maintained a 24 FC overnight I think i added a bit much on the bleach as I was shooting for 20 ish, however, I'm ok with 24 as i work and can't check today. My question is when do i shut the pump...

Ah, I understand and thanks everyone....I will start to brush for sure the tanning ledge daily, right now we are brushing pool twice a week. I have also opened up the "bubbler" manual valve so that it comes on with the pump everyay from 10 - 6 PM. I will try shocking tonight for first time and...

Question, how do you think it got there in the first place with a FC or 5-7 and CYA of 65-70? My water looks great as well. Do you think it is as stated above the circulation on that ledge, or lack there of. I have now turned on the bubbler so that water moves up there. I am just really in the...

Thanks Richard, I have read pool school "twice" lol, guess I just like to see responses....lol..... Question, do i not leave the pump running all night and 24/7 during this process?

OK, I meet 1 and 3 right now based on my last few tests. My water looks great as well. This was just in the small edge where tanning ledge meets wall and was a small amount. However, I do not meet 2 as I am about 1.5 to 2.0 down overnight. OK, I will pour the bleach in tonight and run the pump...

How long do I need to keep it at 20....I was going to put it in tongith and then run pump and that was it.....is that not the correct way? Should I do it in the morning before i leave for work? I won't be able to redose in the morning cause i will be at work? How long do I need to keep it at...

Yes, I know Mentor well. I was 7.0 to 7.5 last night at around 8 PM and 5.5 this AM at around 8 AM. I think i am going to do the bleach shock tonight. Pool calculator said 8 96 oz jugs to raise FC to 28, which is what they recommened as a shock level for SWG pool at about 20000 gals. Does all...

Yes, it is off most of the time as the PB has it on a seperate valve and it does not come on automatically with the pump at 10 everyday. I see where you are headed and it was 105 today and is suppossed to be over 100 for everyday this week, heck lets just say till september. Should i just leave...

Hello, I need help and advice today I saw the very beginings of green algae on my tanning ledge. It is a flagstone tanning ledge and the algae was in the grout. I scrubbed it off, but i am a new pool owner and am curious do I need to shock, or am i ok. Water looks great, actually I am...