Hello, 1st post here. Just registered at TFP but lurked some last year. Feel like I have a pretty good understanding of Pool School and your posts have been more than informative.
The Facts:
30,000 gallon pool. Left pool open last fall, yard surrounded by trees, all leaves fell in pool, spring came (filter had not been running), algae - dark and green. Dark and murky swamp. Basically couldn't see the first step in shallow end.
Started out last week scooping everything I could out of there. Then on Saturday, dumped 5 121oz bottles of 8.25% bleach in late afternoon/evening. Next morning FC was at 0. So I hit it again and again. By Sunday evening I had FC readings, and only have been losing a couple of ppm overnight since then. Still bringing back up to shock level (or what I perceive to be) , or a little higher.
The pool went from a dark murky green to a muddy brown in a day. Still keeping at shock level (or higher), backwashing when filter pressure gets too high. Probably have backwashed 8-9 times since Sunday. Been at a muddy brown for 3 days with absolutely no change. I have not been able to get a CYA reading. I put 4 bags of dichlor shock in Sunday along with 4 trichlor tabs trying to bring up CYA but no luck yet. (Sidenote - My pool gets full sun for approx 5 hours a day). Been keeping the FC beween anywhere from 3-6 during the day. Not trying to go too high. (Is it possible I had 10-20 CYA and it just wasn't registering and I have not had my shock level high enough?) Decided to go a little higher on the FC this morning before I left for work. Here are my #'s now measuring at lunch:
FC - 11
CC - 3.5
TA - 40
CH - 20
CYA - 0 (0-20?)
PH - 6.8
Could someone please offer some kind advice on how to proceed from here to clear up this muddy brown water? 3 days - no change. Should I keep my shock level higher than the 3-6 range I have been keeping it in? I was going to try and get my water clear first before worrying about TA and PH levels. I know it's only been 5 days, just figured that muddy brown color would have at least changed a little in 3 days. But no, it's the exact same color.
Thanks!
Should I vacuum even though I can't see the floor?
The Facts:
30,000 gallon pool. Left pool open last fall, yard surrounded by trees, all leaves fell in pool, spring came (filter had not been running), algae - dark and green. Dark and murky swamp. Basically couldn't see the first step in shallow end.
Started out last week scooping everything I could out of there. Then on Saturday, dumped 5 121oz bottles of 8.25% bleach in late afternoon/evening. Next morning FC was at 0. So I hit it again and again. By Sunday evening I had FC readings, and only have been losing a couple of ppm overnight since then. Still bringing back up to shock level (or what I perceive to be) , or a little higher.
The pool went from a dark murky green to a muddy brown in a day. Still keeping at shock level (or higher), backwashing when filter pressure gets too high. Probably have backwashed 8-9 times since Sunday. Been at a muddy brown for 3 days with absolutely no change. I have not been able to get a CYA reading. I put 4 bags of dichlor shock in Sunday along with 4 trichlor tabs trying to bring up CYA but no luck yet. (Sidenote - My pool gets full sun for approx 5 hours a day). Been keeping the FC beween anywhere from 3-6 during the day. Not trying to go too high. (Is it possible I had 10-20 CYA and it just wasn't registering and I have not had my shock level high enough?) Decided to go a little higher on the FC this morning before I left for work. Here are my #'s now measuring at lunch:
FC - 11
CC - 3.5
TA - 40
CH - 20
CYA - 0 (0-20?)
PH - 6.8
Could someone please offer some kind advice on how to proceed from here to clear up this muddy brown water? 3 days - no change. Should I keep my shock level higher than the 3-6 range I have been keeping it in? I was going to try and get my water clear first before worrying about TA and PH levels. I know it's only been 5 days, just figured that muddy brown color would have at least changed a little in 3 days. But no, it's the exact same color.
Thanks!
Should I vacuum even though I can't see the floor?