Hi, I just took over my own pool care and I have a couple of questions.
I am using a Taylor K-2006 to test my water. I have a 10K gallon pool, fiberglass, SWG. I was running the pump 9 hours per day at 30% on the SWG until Saturday when I changed it to 6 hours per day and 25% on the SWG.
My very first test on Saturday had these results:
FC - 9
CC - 0.6
pH - 7.8
TA - 260
CH - 190
CYA - 80
Salt - 3300
After the test is when I made the adjustments to the pump and SWG run time and percentages to bring my FC down. I also followed the Pool Math and brought my pH down to 7.0 in order to decrease my TA. I added chemicals to increase my CH. I've tested daily since then and have noticed a yellow substance forming in my pool. This substance was slightly there on Saturday, but has increased since Saturday.
Today, my results are:
FC - 8.8
CC - 0.2
pH - 7.0 (I'm running two water features to attempt to increase)
TA - 80
CH - 320
CYA - 70
Salt - 3300
Now, back to the yellow stuff. When I brush or vacuum, I can see a "cloud" of particles moving in the water. When I look in my skimmer basket or clean out my cartridge filter, I definitely see the yellow substance. It is bubbly when it is on the surface of the water. I scooped some out and put in a plastic cup and the bubbles haven't diminished. It slightly stains the inside of the cup and my hands a faint yellow color when I touch it. I've attached a picture of my skimmer basket with the yellow substance inside.
Do I need to do additional treatments due to the yellow substance? Should I increase my pump time back up to 9 hours and just lower my SWG more? Anything else I am missing? Hoping to learn all this pool stuff so that I don't have to use a service or pool store!
I am using a Taylor K-2006 to test my water. I have a 10K gallon pool, fiberglass, SWG. I was running the pump 9 hours per day at 30% on the SWG until Saturday when I changed it to 6 hours per day and 25% on the SWG.
My very first test on Saturday had these results:
FC - 9
CC - 0.6
pH - 7.8
TA - 260
CH - 190
CYA - 80
Salt - 3300
After the test is when I made the adjustments to the pump and SWG run time and percentages to bring my FC down. I also followed the Pool Math and brought my pH down to 7.0 in order to decrease my TA. I added chemicals to increase my CH. I've tested daily since then and have noticed a yellow substance forming in my pool. This substance was slightly there on Saturday, but has increased since Saturday.
Today, my results are:
FC - 8.8
CC - 0.2
pH - 7.0 (I'm running two water features to attempt to increase)
TA - 80
CH - 320
CYA - 70
Salt - 3300
Now, back to the yellow stuff. When I brush or vacuum, I can see a "cloud" of particles moving in the water. When I look in my skimmer basket or clean out my cartridge filter, I definitely see the yellow substance. It is bubbly when it is on the surface of the water. I scooped some out and put in a plastic cup and the bubbles haven't diminished. It slightly stains the inside of the cup and my hands a faint yellow color when I touch it. I've attached a picture of my skimmer basket with the yellow substance inside.
Do I need to do additional treatments due to the yellow substance? Should I increase my pump time back up to 9 hours and just lower my SWG more? Anything else I am missing? Hoping to learn all this pool stuff so that I don't have to use a service or pool store!
