So We just had a beautiful baby girl, and while we were away our pool gave birth to something as well. Our pool is currently blue, but its cloudy and today is day 8 of me trying to fix it. Any help on what I may be doing wrong? Im vacuuming and brushing once per day. then testing once per day at night after I vacuum. Testing done with Tf-100
on Day 1
FC 8.5
CC .5
TA - 80
PH - 6.8
CYA - 52ish
Added 16oz borax, 64oz baking soda, 384oz bleach
day 2
FC - 15
TA - 100
PH - 7.1
Added 41 oz borax, 212 oz bleach
Day 3
FC - 16
TA - 120
PH - 7.5
added 338 oz bleach
day 4
FC - 20
TA - 120
PH - 7.5
added 182 oz bleach
Day 5
fc - 15
TA - 110
PH - 7.5
added 182 oz bleach, and even added in 2 lbs of granular pool shock
day 6
FC - 14.5
TA - 100
PH - 7.4
Added 364 oz bleach
Day 7 (I just started testing bleach as I figure everything else is good)
FC - 20
Added 182 oz bleach
Day 8 (today)
FC - 18
Added in 240 oz bleach and 2 more lbs of granular shock
today I also took the steps completely out of the pool, as well as the pool mat. I did find that the handle of the 5 gallon bucket I was using for weight was rusted and black and stuff so I removed the handle and cleaned it off. there was less algae today, but there was still a thin layer of algae on about 75% of the pool floorthen a couple of bigger clumps in a few areas. so it takes forever to vacuum up. The pool isnt green, but its blue and cloudy. Is it normal for it to be this difficult to clear it up? Is there something else I can do to fix this more quickly. I cant keep spending 1-2 hours vacuuming this pool everyday. And my wife is beginning to think Im an idiot for following this BBB instead of just doing what the pool store says. the bleach bottles are piling up and im getting frustrated too. Please help!!!!
Thanks for any ideas on what I can do differently or ideas on what to expect.
on Day 1
FC 8.5
CC .5
TA - 80
PH - 6.8
CYA - 52ish
Added 16oz borax, 64oz baking soda, 384oz bleach
day 2
FC - 15
TA - 100
PH - 7.1
Added 41 oz borax, 212 oz bleach
Day 3
FC - 16
TA - 120
PH - 7.5
added 338 oz bleach
day 4
FC - 20
TA - 120
PH - 7.5
added 182 oz bleach
Day 5
fc - 15
TA - 110
PH - 7.5
added 182 oz bleach, and even added in 2 lbs of granular pool shock
day 6
FC - 14.5
TA - 100
PH - 7.4
Added 364 oz bleach
Day 7 (I just started testing bleach as I figure everything else is good)
FC - 20
Added 182 oz bleach
Day 8 (today)
FC - 18
Added in 240 oz bleach and 2 more lbs of granular shock
today I also took the steps completely out of the pool, as well as the pool mat. I did find that the handle of the 5 gallon bucket I was using for weight was rusted and black and stuff so I removed the handle and cleaned it off. there was less algae today, but there was still a thin layer of algae on about 75% of the pool floorthen a couple of bigger clumps in a few areas. so it takes forever to vacuum up. The pool isnt green, but its blue and cloudy. Is it normal for it to be this difficult to clear it up? Is there something else I can do to fix this more quickly. I cant keep spending 1-2 hours vacuuming this pool everyday. And my wife is beginning to think Im an idiot for following this BBB instead of just doing what the pool store says. the bleach bottles are piling up and im getting frustrated too. Please help!!!!
Thanks for any ideas on what I can do differently or ideas on what to expect.