We just bought a used 28ft x 4ft AGP, set it up and filled it from our well. We've had a small temporary pool up for several years and I have been able to manage the iron problem by adding Iron Myte as I fill the pool each spring and every time I add fresh water. I used 1" trichlor tabs and nothing else in the smaller pool and it worked well.
After filling the big pool, I added Iron Myte according to the label then poured in a gallon of bleach. As expected the water turned colors, then cleared over the next day. However test results 24 hours later were
FC 0
PH 7.2
(as taken with the HTH test kit we got with the pool. My TF-100 has not yet arrived)
Yesterday I put another gallon of bleach in followed 2-16oz bags of dichlor. The water again turned color. This morning test results are
FC >12 (off the scale high)
PH 7.2
I backflushed the sand filter and got deep brown muddy looking water out of it, so I backflushed it til it ran clear. Should I just keep running the filter and wait for the water to clear? Does the Iron Myte get 'used up' so I need to add more?
After filling the big pool, I added Iron Myte according to the label then poured in a gallon of bleach. As expected the water turned colors, then cleared over the next day. However test results 24 hours later were
FC 0
PH 7.2
(as taken with the HTH test kit we got with the pool. My TF-100 has not yet arrived)
Yesterday I put another gallon of bleach in followed 2-16oz bags of dichlor. The water again turned color. This morning test results are
FC >12 (off the scale high)
PH 7.2
I backflushed the sand filter and got deep brown muddy looking water out of it, so I backflushed it til it ran clear. Should I just keep running the filter and wait for the water to clear? Does the Iron Myte get 'used up' so I need to add more?