CYA = 0, Pool Greener than grass

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Post for 6/11.
6PM
FC 6
CC1.0

add 1.25 ga of LQ.

Water cloudy, but clearer. Could visibly detect brush in shallow end at ~12 ft out. Not clear enough to see bristles, but detectable.

8:30PM
FC 13
CC 0.0
 
txreap said:
Less cloudy. We can see the bottom stop at the pool entrance.
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Yes, added about 1 ga LQ at 4PM, next was 8:45.

6/13
6:15 AM
FC 10
CC .5
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Look at that! You've passed 2 of the three SLAM Process criteria! Usually the hardest to pass! Now keep SLAM Processming until that water is "invisible"!! (or my preferred liquid crystal)
 
splashpad said:
Look at that! You've passed 2 of the three SLAM Process criteria! Usually the hardest to pass! Now keep SLAM Processming until that water is "invisible"!! (or my preferred liquid crystal)
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The cloudiness is what keeps my wife "interested" in the pool condition and my attention to it :)
 
Getting there...water less cloudy, can nearly make out pool bottom in shallow end. Missed our mid-morning dose two days in row :(

5PM
FC 5
CC 1.0

7:30PM
FC 14
CC .5

Backflush performed to relieve pressure.

10:10PM
FC 11
CC 1.0
 
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6:15AM
FC 12
CC .5

Water cloudy, visibility 3-3.5'. Maybe due to early morning light, but cloudiness of water appears more than yesterday evening.

Bad Chlorine tracking day as helper dumped a full gallon at 10:30 AM without measuring FC. By 5:00PM, FC was 8 we only had a pint remaining without more LQ until nearly 9PM.

9PM
FC 7
CC .5
added 3Qts LQ.

10:15PM
FC 12
CC .5

Bought 6 more ga of LQ and working from home Friday. The pool will get lots of TLC tomorrow.
 
6/15, 6:30AM
FC 10
CC 1.0
add 2.5 qts LQ

9AM
FC 12
CC 1.0

11:30AM
FC 9
CC .5

3PM
FC 8
CC 1.0

5:45PM
FC 8
CC 1.5

Water clarity improving. Looking forward to seeing the drain plate in my 8' deep end.

8:30PM
FC 14
CC 1.0
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7:30AM
FC 11
CC .5
Water clarity improved.

10:25AM
FC 11.5
CC 1.0

11AM Brushed pool. Prior to brushing deep-end I was able to make out the drain plate at bottom! Feeling near the end of SLAM.

12:45PM
FC 10
CC 1.0

4:30PM
FC 8
CC 1.0

10:00PM
FC 11
CC 1.5
 
7:30AM
FC 12
CC .5

I did 2 readings this morning, the first reading showed FC of 8 and CC 1.5. Since I thought this odd after the last few days, I retested with results above. I normally use the excess water to rinse the cylinder before putting it away. Where the poorer numbers from the 1st test caused by not rinsing prior to testing this morning?

Water clarity improving, but still cloudy.

10:30AM
FC 9.5
CC .5
Bit of a disjointed day today, ran out of LQ this morning mid-dose. Some some time delay between dosage to get back to FC of 12. Then went to family luncheon for 3 hours. The 10:30AM was the low FC of the day, but we're back on a 3 hour read cycle as of:

9PM
FC 11
CC .5
Water condition is mostly cloudy, unable to see deep-end drain plate unless sun is high enough and behind me.
 
6:30AM
FC 9
CC .5

A bit of concern this morning as I had not had a CL drop overnight in a few days--I am almost out of DPD powder, more ordered, so I keeping my scoop size very conservative. Did I possibly add too little?

Water remains mostly cloudy. Evaporation impact will require additional water in the next day or two. The local weather forecast is predicting rain this week, hopefully the rain comes before I need to use the hose. With more water will come additional stabilizer & MA.

No mid-morning reading today, .5 ga LQ added.

2:30PM
FC 12
CC .5

5:45PM
FC 10.5
CC .5

Water visibility 60%. "Clearly" visible improvement over yesterday.

10PM
FC 8
CC .5
 
6:50AM
FC 12
CC .5
Pool visibility 75%.

no mid-day measures/treatment

5:45PM
FC 10.5
CC .5
Water visibly clearer, 80-85%.
 
You have a pretty pool shape!

Are you able to draw more water from the main drain, to help focus the filtering to the "heavier/suspended" particles in the water column?
 
Thanks. Yes As there is a drain in both the Jacuzzi and main pool I am usually pushing water to one or the other.
 
Not sure I answered your question correctly; I allow both bottom located drains to run wide open. I use the water return valve to control flow direction.
 
SLAM DONE 6:30AM
FC 13
CC .5
Water clear.

Resuming SWG today. Running it at 70%. Started adding stabilizer last night as CYA was 30 yesterday .and I expected to be SLAM-free today.

7:30PM
CL 5+
pH 7.8
FC 8.5
CC 1.0
 

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