I dont see much change..maybe a slight change but not by much..here are pics I just took a few min ago.
Cloudy water wont uncloudy ..
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I dont see much change..maybe a slight change but water is still greenish I will post new pics I just took...
went out and tested my pool again:
FC 20 ppm
CC1
posted pics of my pool...I dont see much change in color. I can see the stairs alittle clearer but still pretty greenish and cloudy. my CC keeps raising too...was down a little bit ago.
FC 20 ppm
CC1
posted pics of my pool...I dont see much change in color. I can see the stairs alittle clearer but still pretty greenish and cloudy. my CC keeps raising too...was down a little bit ago.
If your CC is going up, that means your killing something. Keep at it. I would keep a consistent eye on the FC, don't let it go down. Eventually, your water will start to un-green (not a word, I know
), and turn a white cloudy. I'm gonna say you'll definitely see some progress after an overnight shocking. I would also do another CYA test at sundown, just to make sure your still at 30. If it comes out higher than 30, than you'll have to up your shock level for overnight treatment.
), and turn a white cloudy. I'm gonna say you'll definitely see some progress after an overnight shocking. I would also do another CYA test at sundown, just to make sure your still at 30. If it comes out higher than 30, than you'll have to up your shock level for overnight treatment.last testing was around 4pm so here is lastest test results:
fc 18 (it is down 2 from last time)
CC 1...it has remained the same since last time.
It is getting cloudy here so I will give it an hour and then retest and do the CYA at that time (if it remains cloudy).
fc 18 (it is down 2 from last time)
CC 1...it has remained the same since last time.
It is getting cloudy here so I will give it an hour and then retest and do the CYA at that time (if it remains cloudy).
Cloudy skies are good, but not a total prevention of algae growth. Plant life can grow with the dimmest of light sources, albeit slower than if exposed to unblocked sunlight. Don't let your guard down
fc 22
cc 1.5
ph 7.5
cya 30
I added a little bit more of the acid b/c the ph raised a little bit from this morning. Been adding about a gallon of bleach per hour. Any advice? thanks
cc 1.5
ph 7.5
cya 30
I added a little bit more of the acid b/c the ph raised a little bit from this morning. Been adding about a gallon of bleach per hour. Any advice? thanks
Do not measure or adjust ph while above 10 ppm FC, it is not accurate and it reads high.
You getting it good then, keep at it every hour.guardwife2 said:
thanks! I plan on being up most of the night and checking, testing and adding I can always sleep later lol
I can always sleep later loljust going to keep posting test results so I see them on here as well in my booklet.
FC 18
cc 1
added one gallon of bleach
FC 18
cc 1
added one gallon of bleach
Linen, in the past I have usually gotten a false low on my taylor r-0004 test while at high shock levels.
At any rate, Linen's right, at this point I wouldn't trust the PH test, unless it starts getting close to 8 and you've maintained the same FC level. Rule of thumb, if your pH result rises and lowers along with your FC result, then your probably getting a false PH reading due to the high shock level. Liquid bleach itself should not affect the actual PH of your pool either way. It's just the test fluid's reaction to the high chlorine. The point here though, is that if PH gets too high, you're losing the effectiveness of the FC on killing the algae. On the other hand, if you let PH get too low (as in below 7), you can do harm to your liner and pool hardware. So, you don't want to make any drastic adjustments to lower it, when it could really be OK to begin with.
ok quick question for you:
per the shock section on pool school:
Shocking:
Measure the FC level
Add enough chlorine to bring FC up to shock level (or a little higher)
Repeat steps 1 and 2 as frequently as practical, but not more than once per hour, and not less than twice a day, until:
CC is 0.5 or lower;
An overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less;
And the water is clear.
what happens if I shock till the fc loss is 1 ppm but water never clears? do I continue to add bleach/shock? just want to know ahead of time in case this happens. lol what happens if the water doesnt' change color? has that happened before?
per the shock section on pool school:
Shocking:
Measure the FC level
Add enough chlorine to bring FC up to shock level (or a little higher)
Repeat steps 1 and 2 as frequently as practical, but not more than once per hour, and not less than twice a day, until:
CC is 0.5 or lower;
An overnight FC loss test shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less;
And the water is clear.
what happens if I shock till the fc loss is 1 ppm but water never clears? do I continue to add bleach/shock? just want to know ahead of time in case this happens. lol what happens if the water doesnt' change color? has that happened before?
FC 20.5
CC 1
added one gallon of bleach *note the CC is the same as last time? could this be stablizing out?
CC 1
added one gallon of bleach *note the CC is the same as last time? could this be stablizing out?
Usually the water clears by the time you pass the other two tests. Sometimes it doesn't and it just needs to filter for a few days to clear. We'll cross that bridge when you get there.guardwife2 said:
Your CC's are being oxidized which is good. It will probably hang around 1 for a while.
Good luck, you're doing great so far!
Good luck, you're doing great so far!
The fact that you are consistently getting a CC reading of 1 or more means that your killing something with your FC. You may have read this already, but the way chlorine works is by combining with the organics and killing them. Hence, the CC reading. If there is no organics to kill, the CC would be at 0 and all that is left is a FC reading. So even though your CC may seem to be settling, it isn't. It's just the FC is turning to CC while killing the algae. Some algae take longer to kill than others. Eventually, you will start seeing the results in the water, either color or clarity, most likely as early as the morning. Keep the faith, your doing the most important part, and that is being more stubborn than the algae