So, I hate to post a similar post to last year, and I really thought things would be better this year, as it is my second year opening our pool, but the water is more stubborn this year. I can post pictures a little later if necessary, but I have been doing everything roughly the same as last year, with much less success.
I opened the pool two weeks ago yesterday, and spent about 3 days raising the water level, adding CYA, and adjusting pH. Got CYA to between 25-40, but that test is a tough one for me to interpret. Pool store says 25, but my tests show more like somewhere between 30-40. pH is good and stable. I have had the FC between 12-16 for over 10 days now, and I've been brushing daily. I have been running our Polaris 360 almost non-stop for the past three days as well.
The water has changed very little since opening. It's less dark green, but still distinctly green and I have to work hard to see the bottom even in the shallow end.
Is there any reason I would not be seeing daily progress at this point, given the general chemistry? What else should I be looking out for? Am I simply lacking patience?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! And again, I can post pictures a little later if that would help.
I opened the pool two weeks ago yesterday, and spent about 3 days raising the water level, adding CYA, and adjusting pH. Got CYA to between 25-40, but that test is a tough one for me to interpret. Pool store says 25, but my tests show more like somewhere between 30-40. pH is good and stable. I have had the FC between 12-16 for over 10 days now, and I've been brushing daily. I have been running our Polaris 360 almost non-stop for the past three days as well.
The water has changed very little since opening. It's less dark green, but still distinctly green and I have to work hard to see the bottom even in the shallow end.
Is there any reason I would not be seeing daily progress at this point, given the general chemistry? What else should I be looking out for? Am I simply lacking patience?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! And again, I can post pictures a little later if that would help.