OK - I've done the Ascorbic Acid treatment 2x's already this year - and it works well in regards to removing the iron. 1 time I let the algae get the better of me and it was a mess - but with everyone's advice - I worked through it and have been doing fine overall now for a couple of weeks(thanks for the help!).
I've been SLOWLY raising my FC (even checking right after the AA treatment as often as every 2 hours for a couple of days..) - and I've never been over a FC of 6 with a CYA of 40 to 50. My PH seems to be hovering around 7.5 on the average. I check FC and ph daily in the morning before work and when I get home form work. I'm struggling to keep FC above a 3 if I'm lucky it seems and we're not even into summer yet!.
This morning - I get up and the iron has come out again ...arggghh. Now I'm back to square 1 again. You can see it covering the stairs and some of the vinyl. I even had put more sequester in on Sunday night (4 oz of the Natural Chemistry metal stuff).
I am so puzzled as to why it came back out. I mean - admittedly I added 1 gallon of bleach last night before bed - but the FC was down enough that it called for that much. Am I doing something wrong?
Can I win this? If this is not winnable - I need to know. I'm a perfectionist - if I 'know' the pool should be a deep blue with no iron stain - it will eat me up knowing it's there if I leave it, even though it's not harming me, the equipment etc - it's the fact that it's there (no I'm not OCD - I just believe in doing things the right way or don't do it at all kind of thing..).
Thanks for any help/advice as usual!
I've been SLOWLY raising my FC (even checking right after the AA treatment as often as every 2 hours for a couple of days..) - and I've never been over a FC of 6 with a CYA of 40 to 50. My PH seems to be hovering around 7.5 on the average. I check FC and ph daily in the morning before work and when I get home form work. I'm struggling to keep FC above a 3 if I'm lucky it seems and we're not even into summer yet!.
This morning - I get up and the iron has come out again ...arggghh. Now I'm back to square 1 again. You can see it covering the stairs and some of the vinyl. I even had put more sequester in on Sunday night (4 oz of the Natural Chemistry metal stuff).
I am so puzzled as to why it came back out. I mean - admittedly I added 1 gallon of bleach last night before bed - but the FC was down enough that it called for that much. Am I doing something wrong?
Can I win this? If this is not winnable - I need to know. I'm a perfectionist - if I 'know' the pool should be a deep blue with no iron stain - it will eat me up knowing it's there if I leave it, even though it's not harming me, the equipment etc - it's the fact that it's there (no I'm not OCD - I just believe in doing things the right way or don't do it at all kind of thing..).
Thanks for any help/advice as usual!