Hello,
I moved to a house with a pool. My first one!
It's a salt pool, and there are pools in my family (my sister has a salt pool, my cousin has a salt pool,etc.
As the saying goes: "... there are many like it, but this one is mine!"
And ... I've never cared for a pool before.
Discovered TFP and have been reading some advice.
Size: I'm not sure, seems like 30,000 gallons? I need to measure it better
Design: Spa plus pool on upper level. Upper level has ~ 10 x 10 baha deck and floor ranges from 3 feet to 9 feet deep. It has a 35 foot long wall which waterfalls down 10 feet to another small swimmable pool that's entirely 4 feet deep in the lower yard. The skimmer is in the lower pool.
When I took ownership: Salt was at 2000 ppm. Chlorinator had red light. PH was 8.8 Lower pool was all green. Upper pool was mostly clear. Chlorine test showed none.
Now after 30 days: Salt is at 3500. Chlorinator shows green. PH today is 7.7. Both pools now mostly clear. (when pool lights are on I can see that the water near the lights seems a little cloudy). Chlorine test now shows '0.2'. I don't yet now the difference between 'free chlorine' or the other kind.
So ... I think I'm figuring it out? I raised corals in salt water tanks for about 8 years at my previous house, and so know a bit about the chemistry issues of salt water. Though, this is a pool, not a tank for SPS chorals, lol. So I've never had to deal with Chlorine before. Much to learn.
Anyway, hoping to learn from you all!
-Dominic in El Dorado Hills, CA. (between Sacramento and Tahoe)
I moved to a house with a pool. My first one!
It's a salt pool, and there are pools in my family (my sister has a salt pool, my cousin has a salt pool,etc.
As the saying goes: "... there are many like it, but this one is mine!"
And ... I've never cared for a pool before.
Discovered TFP and have been reading some advice.
Size: I'm not sure, seems like 30,000 gallons? I need to measure it better
Design: Spa plus pool on upper level. Upper level has ~ 10 x 10 baha deck and floor ranges from 3 feet to 9 feet deep. It has a 35 foot long wall which waterfalls down 10 feet to another small swimmable pool that's entirely 4 feet deep in the lower yard. The skimmer is in the lower pool.
When I took ownership: Salt was at 2000 ppm. Chlorinator had red light. PH was 8.8 Lower pool was all green. Upper pool was mostly clear. Chlorine test showed none.
Now after 30 days: Salt is at 3500. Chlorinator shows green. PH today is 7.7. Both pools now mostly clear. (when pool lights are on I can see that the water near the lights seems a little cloudy). Chlorine test now shows '0.2'. I don't yet now the difference between 'free chlorine' or the other kind.
So ... I think I'm figuring it out? I raised corals in salt water tanks for about 8 years at my previous house, and so know a bit about the chemistry issues of salt water. Though, this is a pool, not a tank for SPS chorals, lol. So I've never had to deal with Chlorine before. Much to learn.
Anyway, hoping to learn from you all!
-Dominic in El Dorado Hills, CA. (between Sacramento and Tahoe)