cloudy blue water

Alright, I was hoping not to have to make this post… as I have tried to follow all of the recommendations closely, but here’s the story. I built a deck around my pool this spring and during the process the pump was unplugged to be moved and hard piped (for about 3.5 weeks). During that span I...

How it was 2 weeks ago VS how it's going. So i uploaded some pictures so you can see what im talking about. 2 weeks ago my water was CRYSTAL CLEAR and blue as ever. I went like 1 week with out shocking it bc I ran out of everything all at once 😅 but now it seems no matter what I've done i can't...

As the title says, this pool refuses to clear up. For reference, I am a new pool owner and I have done months of research before attempting this. I purchased a home with an above ground pool that hasn't been opened in years. I've been working on this project fora month now and the filter and...

Hi all- My water chemistry has been stable (disregard the salt readings) and in good ranges but I noticed my pool getting cloudy over the past week. Salt Cell. Is this a chemistry issue or is there something wrong with my sand filter? I run the filter about 8 hours a day which keeps the FC...

Please be kind, I’m rlly desperate. Brand new fiberglass small pool, 7,600 gallons, SWG. It’s taken us 7 months to get to the point where the concrete is poured and now the pool will NOT clear up & we still haven’t been able to use it. It’s been difficult bc our pool contractor is not...

So I am having some trouble with cloudy water and algae. The algae I can’t seem to kill. I have been shocking with cal hypo about 2-3 bags depending on chlorine levels in pool, running filter non stop, and backwashing every couple of days or when pressure goes up 5 or so psi. So I shocked last...

Hi everyone! I’ve been trying to keep my pool clear but it just continues to remain cloudy. I’ve been working on it for almost a week now… I have an 18 ft round above ground and am using the Taylor 2006 testing kit. I added photos of what it started as and what it looks like now. Here’s what...

Hello Our pool is turning very cloudy blue but the chemicals are all in range. I have tried shocking and nothing is working. It's been an ongoing issue for several weeks now. It clears up for a day or two and then goes super cloudy. Could there be something wrong with the filter or should...

I've moved into a house that has an above ground DE filter saltwater pool. The precious owner left the pool unopened for 3 years. By the time I moved in the cover had begun to disintegrate. The bits of the tarp are constantly slowing down the filter. These pictures were taken after a week of...

I opened the pool a week ago it was a green mess. I also found part of what I think was a bunny that must have gotten under the cover and totally dissolved other than some bones, that a robot picked up. CYA -40 ish FC - 13.5 but just added CC - 0 PH -7.8 (chlorine very high so I don’t trust...

Hey everyone, I opened the pool this year to deep green water as i just installed a safety cover for the new little one at our place. Balanced PH and Alkalinity to 7.4 and 100 ppm then i did a triple shock with Cal Hypo. The pool is now blue but very cloudy. Today I went to check my levels...

Hi everyone! Hoping for some help getting our pool clear. First some background: we have a 18x33 above ground pool - 4ft deep. This is our 3rd year with our pool… and every year we feel like it gets harder. Year 1 we were battling algae and an old filter, Year 2 we tried the Sustain system...

Hi All, I am brand new to pool ownership and hoping for some insight on why my pool is cloudy. It’s blue but cloudy :( I have an 18,000 gallon inground pool and have been home testing ph, chlorine, and alkalinity daily as well as vacuuming daily. I replaced my cartridge filter about 3 days ago...

I am recovered from a bad algae outbreak - now passing the overnight test (two nights in row). My TF-Pro test kit gives me: CH: 200 (goal is 300) CYA: ~20 (currently adding, goal is 40) pH: 7.5 (goal) TA: 100 (goal is 80) Shallow end is 3 (or 3.5 feet) and I can barely see the bottom the...

First off sorry if this is a dumb thread I decided to join because I would love some advice… This is my first year with above ground pool 4000 gallons maybe, Steel Pro Max 15 x 42 pool for my son and I am being tested by the pool God’s! My test strips are showing same results almost always...

25K gallon, in-ground, vinyl pool Opened last Saturday 6/10 Shallow side I can see the bottom, but it is very obscured Deep side I can't even begin to make out the drain Water is otherwise clear/blue Tests: Taylor K-2006 (T) at 7:30am today Pool store test (PS) at 10:30am today FC: T: 12.5...

First time trying to balance the pool chemistry myself following the Pool company opening the pool last week. Currently the pool is cloudy blue. Pool details: in ground 30,000 gallons, Plaster from 1963 painted white by prior owner (dolphin is slowing removing the paint....), Chlorine, Sand...

Pool is bouncing back from being swamp green. FC: 15 TC: 15 pH: 7.5 TA: 34 CYA: <67 Want to add clarifier to my cloudy pool (Cartridge filter pool pump) but am not sure if its okay to add with such high chlorine. I know about baking soda being able to raise the alkalinity in pool. I Wanted the...

We have a 21' above ground pool with a hayward filter (SM2106T in case it matters). The filter is about 7 years old. I recall having a slight issue last summer with cloudy water that wouldn't quit and now upon opening we are losing pressure and the pump/filter combo seems to be running quite...

I’m a new pool owner. This was just built late last summer. See specs in my signature. We had our pool builder close The pool last fall and open it in the first week of May. After vacuuming a few times to get the winter debris out the pool looked great. About 10 days ago we noticed our...

Hello all! I have had this pool for 10 years now. This is the first time I have opened the pool w/ the new pump and cartridge filter. I am running the pump at a constant 3150 RPM. The flow rate says ~80 GPM Depending on how many leaves have fallen into the pool/skimmer basket. The PSI on the...

Hello all, I’m a first time pool owner sent here from Reddit. I have a 23’ 4’ deep vinyl liner above ground pool. (15,000 gallons or so). I have a hayward pump and sand filter that has been running more or less constantly since last Wednesday. I’m providing as much information as I have in the...

I am two weeks into a SLAM to get my 26K gallon AG pool operational. I have seemingly tried everything under the sun to get my pool clear - it is currently a cloudy light blue and has not improved much over the last week (maybe 5% better in one week). If I look closely I can barely see my pool...

Hello all! Struggled with our new pool last season, did a terrible job over the colder months and started out this year as a TFP devotee, already spreading the gospel! We started our SLAM a few weeks ago. First got our PH down to 7.2. Initial CYA tests weren't reliable (so we were slamming at...

My pool was very cloudy due to sand mixing in with the water and not filtering out. So I thought about just using some flocculant. The good, the flocculant is working. The bad, I have a cartridge filter & Polaris 280 vacuum. I've had a cartridge filter since then pool was built 18 years ago, and...

Hi everyone! I am pretty new here so learning lots. My pool has been difficult this year. I’m either battling a leaky liner, cloudiness or algae. I’ve been in a SLAM for well over a week. The green is gone but like every other time, it stays cloudy. I’d like to close it up but they say must be...

First summer in our new home with a pool. We have the tf-100 kit. Have been using the pool math app and following on here. Things have been pretty good until the last week. 25K gallon vinyl liner, Hayward t9 salt cell. Salt is 3200, TA, which we’ve been fighting all summer, is at an all time low...

Hey guys, This is only my second year with a pool. I came back from vacation a couple of weeks ago and my pool was green, cloudy, with floating algae. I was using the PermaSalt system (have now ditched). Went to the pool store (lesson learned), and they sold me some black algaecide (which I...

Pool was very green upon start up and we had a little trouble with the pump system. Everything seems to be running now. I have been shocking the pool quiet often. I’ve gone through roughly 32 gallons of shock. Filter has been running continuously for 9 days. We have a Hayward sand filter with...

I am sure you get these newbie questions all the time, but I am stuck and the local pool store has been no help. The store opened the pool and installed a Jandy Salt System and Opened my pool. To say that the opening was botched was an understatement. It a long story about that and getting them...