Hello,
Just want to say I've been lurking my way to the last few successful pool seasons, so thank you everyone for your information! I opened my pool (brush, vacuum, backwash, replace DE) on 5/31 and shocked at night. My water is perfectly clear and the readings from my test kit are very positive the last few days; but these tiny floating things on the top are driving me insane. They are pretty much translucent and not very noticeable unless the light hits it just right, but the skimmer will not get these tiny things out. The filter has been running almost non-stop since then.
We did have a cover tear with some very questionable sitting water on-top over the winter, could this be some sort of left-over algae or mold? They aren't very white and am praying it isn't white water mold, but I would have no clue what it is otherwise? I also think the pool smells a bit off, but this smell is not a chloramine smell which I had last season.
Pool Spec - Vinyls:
Size: 21,500 gallons
Filter: Hayward DE4830
Pump: Hayward 1hp 115/230 volt. Couldn't really read it but can try again.
Heater: Hayward but not turned on yet this season
Pool Readings - 12 Noon 6-1 / 4pm 6-2
FC = 11 / 9
pH = 7.4 / 7.4
TA = 90 / 90
CH = ~200-250 / ~200-250
CYA = Under 30 / Under 30 (Big tablets in the Chlorinator until CYA gets higher, then will be adding bleach / shock for FC increases)
The pictures lost some quality in the email (and the liner is giving a weird color, but nothing is green/yellow/black. Thanks and let me know if you need any more details!
Just want to say I've been lurking my way to the last few successful pool seasons, so thank you everyone for your information! I opened my pool (brush, vacuum, backwash, replace DE) on 5/31 and shocked at night. My water is perfectly clear and the readings from my test kit are very positive the last few days; but these tiny floating things on the top are driving me insane. They are pretty much translucent and not very noticeable unless the light hits it just right, but the skimmer will not get these tiny things out. The filter has been running almost non-stop since then.
We did have a cover tear with some very questionable sitting water on-top over the winter, could this be some sort of left-over algae or mold? They aren't very white and am praying it isn't white water mold, but I would have no clue what it is otherwise? I also think the pool smells a bit off, but this smell is not a chloramine smell which I had last season.
Pool Spec - Vinyls:
Size: 21,500 gallons
Filter: Hayward DE4830
Pump: Hayward 1hp 115/230 volt. Couldn't really read it but can try again.
Heater: Hayward but not turned on yet this season
Pool Readings - 12 Noon 6-1 / 4pm 6-2
FC = 11 / 9
pH = 7.4 / 7.4
TA = 90 / 90
CH = ~200-250 / ~200-250
CYA = Under 30 / Under 30 (Big tablets in the Chlorinator until CYA gets higher, then will be adding bleach / shock for FC increases)
The pictures lost some quality in the email (and the liner is giving a weird color, but nothing is green/yellow/black. Thanks and let me know if you need any more details!
