Newbie-New (Green) Pool-Looking for Advice
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I bought myself a DE filter on sunday, and the last few days, i've seen dramatic improvements in the clarity + color of the pool.... maybe I had a bad / inneficcient sand filter?
CC is now fluctuating between 0 and a tiny bit over 0
I'm still SLAMing.. so I still try to keep my FC near 16ppm
Tried the OCLT last night.. and only lost 1.0ppm!
And the best news.. this morning I was able to see the bottom of my pool!
Here is my pool this morning:
I bought myself a DE filter on sunday, and the last few days, i've seen dramatic improvements in the clarity + color of the pool.... maybe I had a bad / inneficcient sand filter?
CC is now fluctuating between 0 and a tiny bit over 0
I'm still SLAMing.. so I still try to keep my FC near 16ppm
Tried the OCLT last night.. and only lost 1.0ppm!
And the best news.. this morning I was able to see the bottom of my pool!
Here is my pool this morning:
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Back for another update!
I bought myself a DE filter on sunday, and the last few days, i've seen dramatic improvements in the clarity + color of the pool.... maybe I had a bad / inneficcient sand filter?
Did you try deep cleaning your filter?
CC is now fluctuating between 0 and a tiny bit over 0
I'm still SLAMing.. so I still try to keep my FC near 16ppm
It's not necessary to get 0CC but you can if you want.
Tried the OCLT last night.. and only lost 1.0ppm!
Well done! I'd run it a second time for confirmation.
And the best news.. this morning I was able to see the bottom of my pool!
Well done! Based on what you're reporting it sounds like you've fulfilled all 3 criteria to end SLAM.
Here is my pool this morning:
I just reviewed your journey here and it looks like you are making fantastic progress! You'll be sparkly soon! I noticed you haven't posted a CYA result lately. You really want to get an accurate result and keep an eye on it.
Review how to do an accurate CYA test. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4rmY4DyfA
In order to target your FC level and maintain your pool this is critical. Good luck!!
Review how to do an accurate CYA test. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4rmY4DyfA
In order to target your FC level and maintain your pool this is critical. Good luck!!
My CYA has been holding steady at 40 PPM.. I have been testing it almost daily.. but since I've gotten the DE filter, i've had to backwash/vacuum to waste less than with my old sand filter so it's holding a bit more steady.
I have to admit that i'm still not 100% confident in my ability to do CYA readings.
However, I did order the 50ppm standard solution from TFTestkits.com - Hopefully, I will receive that shortly and can use that as a guide to verify my readings.
FC Loss last night was 1.5PPM.. so looks like I can't end the SLAM just yet..
The pool was clearer this morning (I can see the bottom in greater detail), which helped me notice a few pockets of (probably) dead (white) algea at the bottom - vaccuumed them up best I can.
But I can finally say i'm close to the end!!
This forum has been instumental in me getting this far.. I still can't believe how clear the water (even though it is still a tad bit cloudy) is now compared to what I started with..
I couldn't have done it without you guys!
I have to admit that i'm still not 100% confident in my ability to do CYA readings.
However, I did order the 50ppm standard solution from TFTestkits.com - Hopefully, I will receive that shortly and can use that as a guide to verify my readings.
FC Loss last night was 1.5PPM.. so looks like I can't end the SLAM just yet..
The pool was clearer this morning (I can see the bottom in greater detail), which helped me notice a few pockets of (probably) dead (white) algea at the bottom - vaccuumed them up best I can.
But I can finally say i'm close to the end!!
This forum has been instumental in me getting this far.. I still can't believe how clear the water (even though it is still a tad bit cloudy) is now compared to what I started with..
I couldn't have done it without you guys!
Fox, A CYA of 40 for your area, I'm assuming Vestal, NY is going to be pretty good. Hopefully you kept the SLAM going until you met all the criteria to stop.
Post a before and after shot if you can.....we like to see those!!
Post a before and after shot if you can.....we like to see those!!