- Sep 19, 2013
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Mod Edit: I have moved this post to a new thread so that it can get its own attention. Thanks, moderator linen
Hello! This is my first time on the site.
I have a staining problem also but my problem covers 50% of the bottom of the pool. It's an 16' Intex 5000 gallon ultra frame that I have had for 4 years. I know my pool and it has always been in sync. This year I changed to Sand filter and SWG. LOVE IT! I have always had some mustard algae and have been using Wal Mart Aqua Chem Algae Eliminator Max. The algae is much less with the more powerful sand filter. I decided to go to Leslie's to see what they recommended for the algae. They gave me Copper Algaecide that they say is more powerful than Wal Mart brand. They recommended 2 oz and I put just that. The next morning I woke up to A BLACK BOTTOM POOL!!
When I called them they had absolutely no clue what I was talking about. So I searched the internet for days and finally found a post about copper staining. I will say that I have a metal ladder that the salt water rusted and I didn't take it out soon enough. So it deposited some rust in the water that gathered on the bottom. I was able to vacuum it out but I think it added to my black bottom issue.
I went to Leslie's to get chlorine neutralizer, stain remover and Metal Out. I have completed step 1, chlorine neutralizing, and then put 1 dose of stain remover in. NOTHING happened so I put a second dose in. It is now staring to lighten up. I tried brushing the stains and it removed a minute amount, really just lightened it a little. The parts of the bottom lightly affected are really brightening up.
Here are my questions: How long will this take? Should I put yet another dose in? How much is too much and will damage the liner? Do I wait for the stains to completely disappear before adding the Metal Out product?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated as Leslie's is NO HELP.
Thanks
Hello! This is my first time on the site.
I have a staining problem also but my problem covers 50% of the bottom of the pool. It's an 16' Intex 5000 gallon ultra frame that I have had for 4 years. I know my pool and it has always been in sync. This year I changed to Sand filter and SWG. LOVE IT! I have always had some mustard algae and have been using Wal Mart Aqua Chem Algae Eliminator Max. The algae is much less with the more powerful sand filter. I decided to go to Leslie's to see what they recommended for the algae. They gave me Copper Algaecide that they say is more powerful than Wal Mart brand. They recommended 2 oz and I put just that. The next morning I woke up to A BLACK BOTTOM POOL!!
When I called them they had absolutely no clue what I was talking about. So I searched the internet for days and finally found a post about copper staining. I will say that I have a metal ladder that the salt water rusted and I didn't take it out soon enough. So it deposited some rust in the water that gathered on the bottom. I was able to vacuum it out but I think it added to my black bottom issue.
I went to Leslie's to get chlorine neutralizer, stain remover and Metal Out. I have completed step 1, chlorine neutralizing, and then put 1 dose of stain remover in. NOTHING happened so I put a second dose in. It is now staring to lighten up. I tried brushing the stains and it removed a minute amount, really just lightened it a little. The parts of the bottom lightly affected are really brightening up.
Here are my questions: How long will this take? Should I put yet another dose in? How much is too much and will damage the liner? Do I wait for the stains to completely disappear before adding the Metal Out product?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated as Leslie's is NO HELP.
Thanks