8,000 Gallons Best Way Pool

[adampatt]

I am stumped. I’ve went through polyshere balls, sand, and now on glass media. (Bright line Brand). I still use the regular pump that came with the pool. I know it’s not the best.

The pool sat all winter, and I didn’t winterize it with nothing. So it was pretty green to start. I got it all cleared up and it’s like a blue color, but it won’t clear up for nothing. Stays cloudy. Been letting the filter run for 3-4 days straight.

I think I went to heavy on the chlorine and the stabilizer as my CYA is reading over 200, and my CHlorine on my kit only shows up to 10 with a dark yellow color, well mine is almost like a dark orange/brown after doing the drops. So it’s far beyond the actual 10ppm of chlorine. Would this be the reason the pool is staying cloudy?

The PH and Alkalinity is perfect. Right at the balanced levels.

My hardness is a little low as well at 100. So not sure if that has anything to do with anything. But I’ve ran claifier, phosphate, and everything to try and get all the dead algae out, and it never cleared.

So I’m currently draining half of the water and re filling with fresh water to try and balance out the chlorine and cya since there through the roof.

I can’t really vacuum the pool with this pool as there is no connections for it. So I can use floculant. It looks as most everything is broken up and dead anyways. It’s very small particles that are white on top of water. Not much. When you touch it with your hand it’s like they dissolve/disappear.

 

[Newdude]

Hey Adam and Welcome!!!

Which test kit do you have ?

The cloudiness is algae that you killed or mostly killed, and it will take a long time for the undersized filter to get it out.

Saving half the water will still be a long wait and your pool is meant to be emptied so I would start over.

 

[adampatt]

For right now I have the HTC 6 way test kit. It uses the drops and cylinders. I also have the test strips by HTC. I been looking to get a tf- 100 or a Taylor K 2006 but I needed something fast/today just to see what my levels were for my chlorine and CYA as that was what I was most concerned about.

So you think it’s just meant to be emptied each year? I would hate to do that as I’d have to take the thing apart.

I did drain almost half the water before leaving up all winter. The water is nice and blue and not nasty what so ever. All chemicals seemed good besides my CYA and chlorine to high. And my hardness a little low.

I do frequent backwashing on filter since I used phosphate remover and clarifier. Plus the new glass media I didn’t run it through with that stuff in there as I just added it to help
Filter stuff out better since the microns are lower than sand.

I’m currently filling the pool back up, and I was gonna test my CYA and chlorine again after I let it get full and run the filter a bit to get everything all diluted hopefully.

 

[Newdude]

So you think it’s just meant to be emptied each year?

It is in fact meant to be emptied and stored each winter, so if the situation arises you need to drain it fully, its safe to do. Other pools might pop out of the ground, or wrinkle their liner.

The water is nice and blue and not nasty what so ever.

You said it was cloudy.

but it won’t clear up for nothing. Stays cloudy.

If the algae is dead, it will take a long time to filter it out the with intex equipment. Up to you, but i wouldn't fight it, I've seen too many go a month here, sometimes even using a second intex system to help. The system is great for what it is, but its terrible at this.

I would hate to do that as I’d have to take the thing apart.

You can drain it without taking it apart.

 

[adampatt]

I have been thinking about getting another pump and filter for the pool since the equipment isn’t that great to begin with. Think that would help clear it up?

Worse case, I’ll just have to drain all the way and re fill up if I don’t see any progress.

Thanks!

 

[Newdude]

Think that would help clear it up?

It would help to its abilities. Your 94 year old Nana could help you move. If she brings her 94 year old friend to help, it doubles their productivity on paper, but its really not helping to lift the couches onto the truck.