Hello! Getting Serious About The Pool...

[Gelid]

This is my 5th summer of being a pool owner, and feel I just dodged a major catastrophy with my pool water.
I thought I'd join the forum, both to get good tips and to give them.

I'm here for help, and here to help, too!

 

[mknauss]

Welcome!

Hopefully you have a proper test kit! Give us some test results!

Take care.

 

[Gelid]

^ Got the HTH 6-Way test kit, and a re-purposed tackle case to organize it all.


I was getting algae growth on bottom, with FAC level high. Shocked twice with no improvement. CYA was off the chart at +120 ppm.


After messing around a bit, I knew I needed to do something quick. I drained & replaced 1/2 the water.


Currently, CYA is 60, FAC is 1.7, pH is 7.4, TA is 90.


I am disposing of what's left of my tablets, and have pitched my test strips.


After getting these test results, I added 24oz of liquid chlorine, and plan on draining & replacing another 1/4 of the water (about 12") to get the CYA down a bit more.


TFP has already been a big help to me. I hope I can help someone else with what I have and will learn here!

 

[YippeeSkippy]

You need to raise that FC level up fast or you're risking a full fledged algae outbreak. Here's our guidelines for matching CYA to FC --> [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA]

Welcome to TFP, Gelid Love that avatar!

Maddie

 

[Gelid]

You need to raise that FC level up fast or you're risking a full fledged algae outbreak. Here's our guidelines for matching CYA to FC --> [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA]

Welcome to TFP, Gelid Love that avatar!

Maddie

^ Thanks for the link to the chart!

Got things set pretty good for now, except calcium hardness, but I'm told that's not critical
due to this being an above-ground, vinyl-lined pool.