Hey everyone.
For the last few weeks, maybe a month I have been finding a good amount of what I believe is calcium carbonate scale flakes in the pool vacuum bag. I took some of the flakes out and pour MA on them and they foamed and fizzed. Ive noticed the higher I turn up my SWG the more is in the vacuum bag, but either way it is a good amount in the bag. Maybe about 1/6 of the bag gets full with the flakes. My water has been super clear all season. Fought TA for a majority of the beginning of the season, but around 120 or so seems to be the best I have been able to get that too. Im probably having to put in a gallon of MA every 2 weeks to bring the PH down. There is a little build up on my SWG, but doesn't look horrible. Im going to acid wash it this weekend. Ive been poking around different websites and articles, but haven't really seen anything that tells me how to handle this. More or less most of them explain what it is or how to determine it is calcium carbonate scale. These are my current numbers, and they have been decently consistent for the last month or so.
FC - 7.2
PH - 7.5
TA - 130
CH - 430
CYA - 60
SALT - 3280
Here is a photo I grabbed of the vacuum a month ago.
For the last few weeks, maybe a month I have been finding a good amount of what I believe is calcium carbonate scale flakes in the pool vacuum bag. I took some of the flakes out and pour MA on them and they foamed and fizzed. Ive noticed the higher I turn up my SWG the more is in the vacuum bag, but either way it is a good amount in the bag. Maybe about 1/6 of the bag gets full with the flakes. My water has been super clear all season. Fought TA for a majority of the beginning of the season, but around 120 or so seems to be the best I have been able to get that too. Im probably having to put in a gallon of MA every 2 weeks to bring the PH down. There is a little build up on my SWG, but doesn't look horrible. Im going to acid wash it this weekend. Ive been poking around different websites and articles, but haven't really seen anything that tells me how to handle this. More or less most of them explain what it is or how to determine it is calcium carbonate scale. These are my current numbers, and they have been decently consistent for the last month or so.
FC - 7.2
PH - 7.5
TA - 130
CH - 430
CYA - 60
SALT - 3280
Here is a photo I grabbed of the vacuum a month ago.
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