the nightmare continues

[Melissa1230]

After testing and testing and raising one thing and fixing one problem and then making another... here's where I am tonight:
FC .5
CC .5
TC 1
CH 100
PH <6.8 (test is yellow)
TA 20
CYA 70

So..I'm all messed up again.
I have attempted slamming, after about 150 gallons of bleach I'm giving up on that.
I've been using the new Clorox products and had almost a clear pool with cloudiness.
We've been vacuuming to waste and all of the dead algae is nearly gone and tonight it's getting an aqua tint again.

I'm at my whits end with this pool. I've read and read and done the pool math and I just can't get it right.

Desperate for advice.

 

[jblizzle]

Please add your pool details to your signature as described HERE as it will help us help you.

Your TA and pH are WAY too low. That is first priority. Use borax to raise the pH until you get a reading in the 7s, 30 minutes after adding the borax. Then test the TA and see where you are at.

How were you doing the SLAM? What FC level were you maintaining?

 

[Melissa1230]

Not sure why my signature isn't showing up. Lemme try to figure that out
Was slamming with with bleach and now then with clorox pool brand shock. I don't think I maintained any FC more than a few hours

 

[jblizzle]

What was your CYA level when you opened? The "shock" may have been contributing to the fact that your CYA is now pretty high if it was Dichlor.

 

[Melissa1230]

the nightmare continues

After testing and testing and raising one thing and fixing one problem and then making another... here's where I am tonight:
FC .5
CC .5
TC 1
CH 100
PH <6.8 (test is yellow)
TA 20
CYA 70

So..I'm all messed up again.
I have attempted slamming, after about 150 gallons of bleach I'm giving up on that.
I've been using the new Clorox products and had almost a clear pool with cloudiness.
We've been vacuuming to waste and all of the dead algae is nearly gone and tonight it's getting an aqua tint again.

I'm at my whits end with this pool. I've read and read and done the pool math and I just can't get it right.

Desperate for advice.

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I couldn't add my signature to this so made a new post. Sorry

 

[JohnT]

Not sure why my signature isn't showing up. Lemme try to figure that out
Was slamming with with bleach and now then with clorox pool brand shock. I don't think I maintained any FC more than a few hours

You can't go a few hours without adding chlorine. Hourly additions are typical during the early part of a SLAM.

 

[jblizzle]

I deleted the duplicate post ... your sig should show up in your future posts if you turned on the feature.

 

[Melissa1230]

Ok. Maybe i waited too long between.

 

[Texas Splash]

It's a tedious process (SLAM) and requires close monitoring to keep the FC at the correct level to match the CYA (on the Chlorine/CYA Chart), but it does work. It sounds as though you've invested quite a bit of time so far, so don't give up. :calm: Take time with the tests, re-post them as much as needed, and follow the instructions given and you will get there Melissa!

 

[Melissa1230]

One box of borax and one hour later and no raise in PH and TA is 30

 

[jblizzle]

Do it again.

 

[pooldv]

Every time the chlorine level drops below the minimum level for your CYA the algae starts growing like crazy all over again. Without maintaining the shock level during a SLAM you could SLAM forever. The Chlorine CYA Chart shows the chlorine level for the CYA level.