Cl industries crystal stones smooth vs. Radiant fusion

[NewPoolOwnerTX]

The colors we were looking at with the CL is considered upgrade (majestic isle for example) and our PB recommended the radiant fusion if we are looking for upgrade with abalone and glass, thoughts? Pictures? We are thinking about radiant fusion blue frost. And need to make a decision

 

[JJ_Tex]

Avoid anything with abalone or you risk staining down the road. Below are a few unhappy customers, but you can use the search feature above to find many more. Some people do not have issues, but its certainly not a risk I would be willing to take. Go with glass or something else non-organic and you will be much happier.

Brown staining from Abalone shells in gunite plaster pool

Help. We have an inground gunite plaster pool with extensive brown stains from Abalone shells mixed into the plaster. Our pool is only 1 year old and have been fighting this problem for months now. Is there a way to remove the Abalone shell brown stains other then completely replastering the pool?

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Brown Stains - From Abalone Shells?

Moved from here. I’m a new pool owner and just had stonescapes pebble put in my old pool. I saw an earlier post about abalone leaching protein and causing brown marks. I have these everywhere in my pool, on the bottom and on the walls. It started about one month after installation and more...

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Abalone Shell Chips Causing Brown Stains in Diamond Brite Plaster-

I am first time user on TFP and joined up after seeing older post relating to the issues of Abalone Shell Chips causing brown staining in Diamond Brite Plaster. I am not referring to the shells losing their brilliance...this is an actual stain in the plaster around the shell Has anyone else...

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[kimkats]

Here is a thread we put together to help people see different plaster colors in real life:

Pool Finish and Color Viewing Room...PICTURES & details only please

This is our attempt at having one place that we can view the finished product of various Plaster/Pebble/Quartz/Vinyl/FG/etc. pool finishes. Simply attach a good pic looking down at the steps and another one looking at the deep end to share how it looks at different depths. Make sure to share the...

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Let us know what you end up doing.

 

[NewPoolOwnerTX]

Thank you both for the responses. For some reason, those two companies (which my PB works with) are uncommon, and it is hard to find photos and reviews. Regarding the abalone, thank you for pointing that out, I have not heard about it before.