This is my first post so please be kind! We remodeled our pool last summer so it was a new fill. I have a kiddo with eczema and decided to convert to a SWG about a month ago. The conversion got delayed about a week and in the interim I accidentally let the FC go to zero for about 2 days. I added liquid bleach to get the levels back up to 3ppm and started up the SWG and have maintained it around 3ppm ever since (CYA is 55). I have been fighting mustard algae this whole month. Water is clear but if I don't brush every day it starts forming on the walls again.
I made the mistake of going to the local Pinch a Penny for help who told me to add 12oz of Yellow Klear (sodium bromide) and 4lbs of shock for my 35,000 gallon pool. I specifically asked what would happen to the bromide in the pool and they assured me it would be used up in 24 hours. Not knowing any better, I did what they said. Of course the algae is gone, but do I now have a bromine pool forever? I am so furious that I didn't do my homework and that they told me it would be fine!
Readings before adding bromine:
FC 3.19ppm
TC 3.28PPM
pH 8.2
Hardness 264
Alkalinity 90
CYA 55
Copper/Iron 0
I added MA to bring the pH down to 7.6, 12oz of Yellow Klear, and 4lbs of calcium hypochlorite granular shock 2 days ago
Current FC and pH are 5ppm and 7.6
Outdoor 35,000 pebble pool in Texas - sunny. SWG has been off for the last 2 days.
I made the mistake of going to the local Pinch a Penny for help who told me to add 12oz of Yellow Klear (sodium bromide) and 4lbs of shock for my 35,000 gallon pool. I specifically asked what would happen to the bromide in the pool and they assured me it would be used up in 24 hours. Not knowing any better, I did what they said. Of course the algae is gone, but do I now have a bromine pool forever? I am so furious that I didn't do my homework and that they told me it would be fine!
Readings before adding bromine:
FC 3.19ppm
TC 3.28PPM
pH 8.2
Hardness 264
Alkalinity 90
CYA 55
Copper/Iron 0
I added MA to bring the pH down to 7.6, 12oz of Yellow Klear, and 4lbs of calcium hypochlorite granular shock 2 days ago
Current FC and pH are 5ppm and 7.6
Outdoor 35,000 pebble pool in Texas - sunny. SWG has been off for the last 2 days.