Cannot get FC level to rise in green pool

[Texas Splash]

Unfortunately we need to confirm your CYA and maintain FC above 5 ppm, so you are at a disadvantage at the moment. At least you're armed & ready with all that bleach. For now, make sure the pH is in the 7.2 area (orange) if you can, and just keep the water moving and brush/sweep as well. Keeping that stuff broken-up will help your efforts later.

 

[flygirl516]

Ok, I'm standing by. pH is good and we're brushing daily. My kit was dropped off at the post office Tuesday evening, but the post office didnt scan and send it out until last night! Grrr.. oh well. We'll be ready to go tomorrow!

 

[Texas Splash]

Chock one up for the USPS! My goodness.

 

[flygirl516]

Kit should be arriving within an hour or so! My pH has been a little high, so I have a feeling I will need to adjust the pH and possibly TA prior to SLAMing (I'm assuming my TA is high because the pH keeps rising..?). Can both muriatic acid and baking soda be added at the same time if needed, or do I have to do one of them first? I will be posting my test results here prior to adding anything to the pool, but I'm reading up while I stalk the mailman

 

[flygirl516]

Here is what we're dealing with

 

[pooldv]

Baking soda RAISES TA. No need to do anything to TA before the SLAM. Just lower PH to 7.2 and SLAM.

More here on chemicals, Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals

Nice green pool!

 

[flygirl516]

Ah, ok thanks! I will read again. Still waiting on mail man.. Chooses today to be later than usual!!

 

[flygirl516]

It's here!

FC: 0
pH: 8.2+
TA: 190
CH: 325
CYA: 0

Going to the store for muriatic acid, then proceeding with ammonia check prior to SLAM. Sound good?

 

[pooldv]

Got CYA/stabilizer?

Good plan!

 

[flygirl516]

Yes, plenty of stabilizer ready to be added once the chlorine starts to hold!

 

[flygirl516]

After 10 min my FC was at 2, so some ammonia but not as horrible as I thought. Will be bringing up to SLAM level every 10 until we hold at 6, then will SLAM to 10 and continue with SLAM

 

[flygirl516]

FC Already holding at 5! Just a bit more and we can continue with SLAM. CYA is ready to go too!

 

[pooldv]

Nice job so far! Good plan!

 

[flygirl516]

FC held at 9! woohoo! CYA going in (socks in skimmer basket) and moving on to SLAM. THANK YOU for your guidance! I know we aren't done yet, but I feel like we're over the hump!

 

[tim5055]

Nice picture of the pool!

Are there steps or a ladder? If steps stand right next to the pool and take a photo looking down at the steps. Try to remember to take this same photo every day. Many times you won't notice subtitle changes day by day, but looking back at the photos show the progress.

 

[flygirl516]

No steps and ladders aren't in yet. I'm using the light as a gauge though and have pics of that. Thanks for the tip!

 

[aeh0603]

Great job! Keep up the good work!

 

[flygirl516]

Good morning!

SLAM is going very well. The pool is now blue/white and still very cloudy. no hint of green left though. FC levels held at 12 overnight which is awesome. Now we just need to clear it up.

Filter is running 24/7, and we will vacuum again this evening. Anything else we can be doing to help clear the cloudy water? Still cant see the bottom of the shallow end.. very cloudy still

 

[Texas Splash]

You are doing this in "textbook" TFP style. Perfect. Keep-up the great work. We'll be looking forward to seeing all the before and after pics. Now ... patience. It will take a few days for that green monster to convert all the dead algae into residue the filter can grab, but it will happen. Watch your filter pressure and backwash only when it increases by 25%. If you do a lot of backwashes this week, you may want to check CYA again in a few days to make sure you didn't drop below 30 too bad. But other than that, keep doing what you're doing.

 

[flygirl516]

Here is what it looked like this morning. Huge improvement but still a ways to go! Not sure why my pics are sideways..