Hi -
I am a second year pool owner, last year wasn't a good year with the pool. This year is a little better but not much. I had been going to pool stores and spending lots of money on chemicals. This is the first time I post to this site. I have read through some of the different sections and have learned a lot. I had a type of algae in my pool, I had gotten a chemical (don't remember what is was) from the pool store. I used that and followed the directions the pool the turned cloudy blue with a hint of green. The next day my neighbor told me about this site. I then followed that procedure with Slam. After a about two weeks I have managed to stabilize and maintain the chemical levels (I think). The pool is cloudy blue. I have used clarifier and that has not helped to get rid of the cloudiness. I know that a different test kit is recommend but here is the test results from what I currently have.
Chlorine & Bromine 3-6
pH 7.8
Total Alkalinity 190
Total Hardness 390
Cyanuric Acid 50
I am a second year pool owner, last year wasn't a good year with the pool. This year is a little better but not much. I had been going to pool stores and spending lots of money on chemicals. This is the first time I post to this site. I have read through some of the different sections and have learned a lot. I had a type of algae in my pool, I had gotten a chemical (don't remember what is was) from the pool store. I used that and followed the directions the pool the turned cloudy blue with a hint of green. The next day my neighbor told me about this site. I then followed that procedure with Slam. After a about two weeks I have managed to stabilize and maintain the chemical levels (I think). The pool is cloudy blue. I have used clarifier and that has not helped to get rid of the cloudiness. I know that a different test kit is recommend but here is the test results from what I currently have.
Chlorine & Bromine 3-6
pH 7.8
Total Alkalinity 190
Total Hardness 390
Cyanuric Acid 50