Thanks to Jason, I was able to sort out the issues with the tests. I was waiting for a particular color when I should have been noticing just when it changed. Hopefully I have it right now.
FC 3.0
CC 0
pH 7.5
TA 50
CH 500
CYA 20 (this was a tough one because I swore I could still make out the dot til the very end...)
I am going to post a few photos, now that you know these numbers. Bear in mind that we are working on moving our equipment and so there has been no filtering for over a week now. The first shot is, obviously the deep end, there is a lot of dirt but would the cloudiness be algae, do you think? The other shot is the shallow end, water looks considerably better, but specifically the tiles is what I want you to notice. Is that calcium or something else? This goes all the way around the pool at the water line.
Finally our pool is in direct sun pretty much all day - til about 6pm - if that makes any difference on these numbers.
I'm heading over to pool school because it looks like I have my work cut out for me. Pool equipment should be re-installed this weekend.
FC 3.0
CC 0
pH 7.5
TA 50
CH 500
CYA 20 (this was a tough one because I swore I could still make out the dot til the very end...)
I am going to post a few photos, now that you know these numbers. Bear in mind that we are working on moving our equipment and so there has been no filtering for over a week now. The first shot is, obviously the deep end, there is a lot of dirt but would the cloudiness be algae, do you think? The other shot is the shallow end, water looks considerably better, but specifically the tiles is what I want you to notice. Is that calcium or something else? This goes all the way around the pool at the water line.
Finally our pool is in direct sun pretty much all day - til about 6pm - if that makes any difference on these numbers.
I'm heading over to pool school because it looks like I have my work cut out for me. Pool equipment should be re-installed this weekend.