Hello TFP! My story is all too familiar so I will be brief. I bought a pool this February (came with a house). I got pool stored but not horribly. I overshot my CYA, classic! Promptly discovered TFP and got back on track. Got a TFPro Kit. Had a sparkling pool for a few months. Thought I was hot stuff. Then the horrible realization that my CYA was too high for me to manage. I did a water exchange by filling at the bottom and draining from the skimmer and I've got it down to at least 70 (one of my several tests I got a 60). I'm pretty confident in my tests. Pool Store gave me a 50CYA using the Taylor "raising dot" test). Problem is my fill water is a nightmare. PH is low 6's. The morning after my exchange, the whole pool had an emerald green hue. still clear, just green. I figured iron after reading on here, and it went away in about 36hrs. But now i'm left with the attached green/brown stuff accumulating on the bottom every day, and an ever so slight cloudiness in the deep end. I had the fill water tested after the exchange. Copper is .4 PPM according to local pool store (don't know what kind of test they did). I assume it's from my pipes.
I think I already know what I have to do (SLAM), but I'm here for some additional advice or guidance if you have any.
Two nights ago I added LC and tested at 6 FC and Zero CC. Last night, so 24hrs later, I tested at 3FC. This morning, still at 3FC and Zero CC. So I passed my OCLT (I realize 3FC is below the recommended level, I have a new baby and have to test and add chems at night, he woke up and I had to leave it at 3FC instead of adding and retesting) I added a gallon of LC this morning before work to bring her up to 7FC according to PoolMath.
I'm picking up enough LC from Wally World to start a SLAM just in case. Here's my dilemma/question. I leave home at 7AM and get home at 5:30PM. Will I be able to maintain a SLAM by getting up to the level required (i'm assuming slightly above will be necessary), testing as soon as I get home, adding LC, and testing again and adding before bedtime? Thanks again for your help. Attached is evidence of the culprit taken this morning.
I think I already know what I have to do (SLAM), but I'm here for some additional advice or guidance if you have any.
Two nights ago I added LC and tested at 6 FC and Zero CC. Last night, so 24hrs later, I tested at 3FC. This morning, still at 3FC and Zero CC. So I passed my OCLT (I realize 3FC is below the recommended level, I have a new baby and have to test and add chems at night, he woke up and I had to leave it at 3FC instead of adding and retesting) I added a gallon of LC this morning before work to bring her up to 7FC according to PoolMath.
I'm picking up enough LC from Wally World to start a SLAM just in case. Here's my dilemma/question. I leave home at 7AM and get home at 5:30PM. Will I be able to maintain a SLAM by getting up to the level required (i'm assuming slightly above will be necessary), testing as soon as I get home, adding LC, and testing again and adding before bedtime? Thanks again for your help. Attached is evidence of the culprit taken this morning.
