I've been struggling with water clarity and chemical levels for over a month since the oak leaves and pollen started falling here in central TX. I do my own pool care and our pool is surrounded by several oak trees (which is good news and bad news).
My water has improved but is still cloudy with a coating of algae that reappears after each brushing. I've tried to maintain high chlorine levels (with a combination of liquid bleach, Dichlor granules and yesterday tried Cal Hypo granules). I guess I haven't followed the full SLAM method because my pool hasn't gotten better. I use a K-2006 test kit and also took a water sample to Leslies today. They said I should drain 2/3 of my pool due to high calcium hardness and dissolved solids.
At the advice of a local pool maintenance guy I've also added SeaKlear clarifier twice (one week apart) and tried No Mor Problems (because my CYA is high). These havent' helped much.
Here are my numbers:
~30K gallons
FC and TC are zero (even though I shocked with Cal Hypo last night)
Calcium Hardness 560
CYA 99
Alkalinity 120
pH 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids 1700
Phosphates 200
My water has improved but is still cloudy with a coating of algae that reappears after each brushing. I've tried to maintain high chlorine levels (with a combination of liquid bleach, Dichlor granules and yesterday tried Cal Hypo granules). I guess I haven't followed the full SLAM method because my pool hasn't gotten better. I use a K-2006 test kit and also took a water sample to Leslies today. They said I should drain 2/3 of my pool due to high calcium hardness and dissolved solids.
At the advice of a local pool maintenance guy I've also added SeaKlear clarifier twice (one week apart) and tried No Mor Problems (because my CYA is high). These havent' helped much.
Here are my numbers:
~30K gallons
FC and TC are zero (even though I shocked with Cal Hypo last night)
Calcium Hardness 560
CYA 99
Alkalinity 120
pH 7.6
Total Dissolved Solids 1700
Phosphates 200