Opened to a pond, still cloudy and other problems...

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Jeff74

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Mar 10, 2010
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Huntington, WV
My winter cover had a hole in it and we opened the pool 2 weeks ago to a pond with lots of frogs and green water. After all of the organic material was vacuumed and scooped out, I brought the pool water level up to where it is supposed to be and added the chemicals needed. I shocked it 3 times hoping that it would kill anything else that tried to start blooming. We still have cloudiness, but it is not improving. I shocked it again last night but was hoping this morning after running the pump all night it would be fairly clear, but it was not. Here are my current numbers:

TA: 50
PH: 7.2
Chlorine: 6.0 (post shock)
CYA: 70
Salt: 2150

Also, I have noticed that there are some floating things in the pool that kind of resembles soap, but its not really foamy. I read that it could be from air on the suction side. I have replaced the o-ring on the pump lid but it still appears that there is some bubbles in that basket. I am not sure what else to check.
 
You need to SLAM the pool to get it clear. read "SLAM" in the "How To" section up in Pool School. Your FC should be @ 28 ppm and HELD THERE until you complete the SLAM.


Completing the SLAM involves 3 parameters to meet.
1. Your pool water is sparkling
2. Your CC's are .5ppm or less
3. You can hold your FC overnight without losing more than 1ppm.
 
Shock Level And Maintain. SLAM it Jeff! Don't let up until you can see the head of a penny on the floor. :mrgreen:
 
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