I've used Baquacil / CDX system in two previous pools (~20K steel wall/vinyl liner) with (eventually) fair amount of success. Whenever it started looking hazy and the shock went to zero due to water mold I'd hit it with floc (Alum) and it would clear up within a day. Changing the sand in the filter yearly was also key.
Last fall we bought a house with a larger pool. It's a 30K Clayton-Lambert with stainless steel wall and plaster bottom, a midwestern thing as I understand. The previous owners used chlorine. I had it replastered and added an autocover. So I started with new water from the outdoor spigots (way cheaper than a truck) and did my normal treatment with Baquacil. A month later I'm seeing a small amount of floating pink slime which is annoying but the skimmer seems to catch it fine. The pool water is clear and the shock level has been rock solid which is surprising. Is this difference in response a vinyl vs. plaster phenomenon, pink slime vs water mold, or just new water (which I haven't experienced for 22 years)? Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff Poole
Last fall we bought a house with a larger pool. It's a 30K Clayton-Lambert with stainless steel wall and plaster bottom, a midwestern thing as I understand. The previous owners used chlorine. I had it replastered and added an autocover. So I started with new water from the outdoor spigots (way cheaper than a truck) and did my normal treatment with Baquacil. A month later I'm seeing a small amount of floating pink slime which is annoying but the skimmer seems to catch it fine. The pool water is clear and the shock level has been rock solid which is surprising. Is this difference in response a vinyl vs. plaster phenomenon, pink slime vs water mold, or just new water (which I haven't experienced for 22 years)? Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jeff Poole