First of all, MAJOR THANK YOUs to the Admins and contributors of this site. I've owned a pool for about 7 years now, and I'm finally making a dedication to learning the chemistry. This site has great down to earth articles that are easy to understand.
Situation:
55,000 gallon pool turned green on me.
While I waited for my TF-100 kit to arrive (bought through TFP), I tested with test strips and noticed my CYA was through the roof. Probably because my dumba$$ kept adding tabs to the pool (inadvertently adding stablizer with every dose and sending my CYA through the roof)
After my TF100 kit came in, I confirmed the test strips were pretty accurate:
My numbers are as follows:
FC 10
Alk 80
ph 7.2
CYA 150
Because I couldn't lower the CYA any other way, I went ahead and drained about 80% of the pool. Totally random, we got about 9.5 inches of rain the day I began draining the pool.
So the pool is only 20% full at the moment, and water is green as a slime monster. I haven't tested the water since the drain. I will be moving to the BBB method as I start to refill the pool.
My question is... should I try to kill the algae while the pool is only 20% full, or should I go ahead and start the refill and then move to kill the algae?
DrummerDan in San Antonio, TX
55k gal, IG plaster, Single speed pump, Giant sand filter, Manual chlorination through Skimmer basket and tab floater, Kleen Machine robotic pool cleaner ran about twice a week
Situation:
55,000 gallon pool turned green on me.
While I waited for my TF-100 kit to arrive (bought through TFP), I tested with test strips and noticed my CYA was through the roof. Probably because my dumba$$ kept adding tabs to the pool (inadvertently adding stablizer with every dose and sending my CYA through the roof)
After my TF100 kit came in, I confirmed the test strips were pretty accurate:
My numbers are as follows:
FC 10
Alk 80
ph 7.2
CYA 150
Because I couldn't lower the CYA any other way, I went ahead and drained about 80% of the pool. Totally random, we got about 9.5 inches of rain the day I began draining the pool.
So the pool is only 20% full at the moment, and water is green as a slime monster. I haven't tested the water since the drain. I will be moving to the BBB method as I start to refill the pool.
My question is... should I try to kill the algae while the pool is only 20% full, or should I go ahead and start the refill and then move to kill the algae?
DrummerDan in San Antonio, TX
55k gal, IG plaster, Single speed pump, Giant sand filter, Manual chlorination through Skimmer basket and tab floater, Kleen Machine robotic pool cleaner ran about twice a week
