So I have been using the BBB method for a couple of years and its worked great.
On Friday, I tested after not checking for a few weeks (not pool weather around here recently) and pH was very low.
So I added 2 boxes of Borax because that is all I had.
The next day I went and got more and when I added one more box to the pool, I got a dark blue cloud in the pool as soon as I started adding the borax.
I stopped adding the borax and watched as the blue cloud slowly covered the entire pool.
Anything or anyone that went in the pool came out with a slight blue tint.
The next day, a blue, crystal powder covered the bottom of the pool (whatever I created settled out).
Anyone know what this blue cloud is or the powder that settled out?
How do I keep this from happening again? The ph was still low when I added the 3rd box of Borax - should I have waited more than 24 hours to add the 3rd box of Borax?
Confused as to why this happened and how to stop it from happening again.
Thanks,
Ed
On Friday, I tested after not checking for a few weeks (not pool weather around here recently) and pH was very low.
So I added 2 boxes of Borax because that is all I had.
The next day I went and got more and when I added one more box to the pool, I got a dark blue cloud in the pool as soon as I started adding the borax.
I stopped adding the borax and watched as the blue cloud slowly covered the entire pool.
Anything or anyone that went in the pool came out with a slight blue tint.
The next day, a blue, crystal powder covered the bottom of the pool (whatever I created settled out).
Anyone know what this blue cloud is or the powder that settled out?
How do I keep this from happening again? The ph was still low when I added the 3rd box of Borax - should I have waited more than 24 hours to add the 3rd box of Borax?
Confused as to why this happened and how to stop it from happening again.
Thanks,
Ed