Re: HELP i'm in a complete mess and don't know which way to
Ok just stirred it/scrubbed it and there was NO gunk at the bottom. Nada. There were maybe a handful of leaves and i fished them out with the net. Brad said the bottom felt smooth and it hadn't felt that way before.
One other idea....if there is sand in the bottom which it felt like i was walking on, could it be that the filter needs sand? I know i'm suppose to wait to change my media, but if that pump doesn't have enough sand or is having issues, wouldn't that be a reason my water is still cloudy? Just a hunch.
It seems like the bleach has done it's job. It's killed all of that HUGE amount of algae i had. We, finally, did our part and have vacuumed and stirred and scrubbed for days and it seems only a few leaves may remain. Isn't it now up to the filter to clear the water? Which it doesn't seem to be doing?
Just thoughts thrown out there....
During those two photo's I think my CC level was about 8 still.....and the FC level was zero (lost all chlorine overnight). You're at the point in the swap where things start to slow some. Take a look at the other swap going on right now....he too has cloudy water, yet is at zero CC and is passing the OCLT. Sometimes the sand filters just take a few day's to work well. Once you are able to find the last few CC's and keep chlorine in the pool overnight, then you can add some CYA and the cost will drop BIG TIME. The look of the water isn't as much of a good sign, as is the fact that your CC is dropping.....and your FC is creeping higher each time you test. Both signs that stuff is starting to turn in your favor.
