Cloudy Water Help

[semp12]

17800 gallon Salt Water/Vinyl Pool on the Jersey Shore with tons of pollen. I cannot seem to get my water to stop being cloudy in the deep end. The shallow end is not bad. This is my first year with the pool, since it was installed so late last year.

FC- 8.57
pH- 8
Alk- 120
Calc- 58
CYA- 45
Phosphates- 119
Salt- 2451

Waiting on the real test kit, so just going off Leslie numbers so far. I've turned down the dial on the salt generator when the FC was getting so high.

Waiting on calcium to be delivered from a big box store.

Do I keep working on the pH (I put in 1 liter of 27% muratic acid yesterday- a strip brought the pH down to the 7.8 level today)? Should I now just get the chlorine to a SLAM level with the liquid chlorine?

Thanks in advance.

 

[pjt]

tons of pollen

Hairnets in your skimmer(s) will catch most of it.

I cannot seem to get my water to stop being cloudy in the deep end.

There's also visible algae in your picture. After you get your TF-100, you'll need to perform the SLAM procedure exactly as it's written. No shortcuts.

SLAM - Shock Level and Maintain

We’ve all had to deal with a green pool. Clear algae from your pool with a SLAM! Read here to use shock level and maintain to clear your pool.

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Waiting on the real test kit, so just going off Leslie numbers so far. I've turned down the dial on the salt generator when the FC was getting so high.

You need your kit. That's your #1 priority. Don't turn down your SWCG, it will prevent the problem from getting worse in the meantime. You have algae and cloudiness because your FC was below the level needed for your CYA.

The Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Relationship

Managing your cyanuric acid and Free Chlorine levels is key to stabilizing your pool. Learn how these two items affect each other.

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Waiting on calcium to be delivered from a big box store.

Why? You have a vinyl pool with no grout or heater.

Do I keep working on the pH (I put in 1 liter of 27% muratic acid yesterday- a strip brought the pH down to the 7.8 level today)?

You're flying blind without a proper test kit. Once you have the kit and we get a full set of readings, just add 5 ppm FC every day so the problem doesn't get out of hand.

Should I now just get the chlorine to a SLAM level with the liquid chlorine?

You'll need many gallons of LC for the SLAM. Start stockpiling now. 10 gallons is a good starting point. Walmart (Pool Essentials), HD (HDX), Lowes, etc. all sell LC. Get a SpeedStir or other stirring device now.