Hi, Just joined TFP and thought I'd share a little with what is going on with my pool.

[charleenthomas1]

Currently I use Baquicil for my pool and have for several years with no problems to speak of until last year and this year. Last year I got pink slime in the pool and that is a big pain to take care of. This year we put in a new liner, new sand, of course new water and It probable took about a month and there was the pink slime again. Everything was clean at the start including all the lines. I don't know why in all the years I've done the same thing I now have this problem. I am thinking seriously about going to something other than Baquicil (its so darn expensive) maybe chlorine. If someone has a system or products they really like and works really good I would love to hear about it. I live in a very hot climate in the summer, Redding Ca but I do have the pool under shade cloth and its not used in the winter. Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mknauss]

Welcome to the forum!

How to Chlorinate Your Pool

Before chlorinating your pool, you should know these simple tips. Learn the best way to add chlorine to your pool.

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Convert Your Baqua Pool to Chlorine

This Step-by-step guide will help you transform your pool from Biguanide (Baquacil, SoftSwim hereafter referred to as Baqua) to chlorine. Read more

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Baquacil may be an approved sanitizer by the EPA, but it is without a doubt the most expensive and frustrating method. Read through the above articles and Pool School in general. Take a look at the Baquacil forum on other conversions.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.