My dear son-in-law helped me get the pool uncovered and the pump running. This is year #4 and for the first time on opening, the pool looks AWFUL. I don’t even ewant to say the word ‘algae’, but I am pretty sure that’s what I am seeing. Cloudy water, lots of pollen, greenish tint, something coating the bottom ... YUCK. I checked the levels and this is what I got:
FC 0
CC 0 (I had to add quite a few dippers of the powder to get a light pink color but it went away on the first drop of R-0871, then no color change with the 5 drops of R-0003)
TA 70
Ph 7.0
CH 150
CYA 50
I am thinking I need to SLAM and according to the TFP calculator I need 4.5 gallons of 10% bleach to do this. I have been running the pump overnight, and have vacuumed twice to remove debris. I plan to brush the pool well before beginning the SLAM. Is there anything else I need to do? Do I add all of the liquid bleach in at once? I apologize if this information is somewhere else, but I have looked and can’t find it. I found the SLAM posts, but never could figure out how to add the chlorine. When do I add the Poly-quat (60% algaecide concentrate, I usually add 1/4 cup per week)? THANK YOU!
FC 0
CC 0 (I had to add quite a few dippers of the powder to get a light pink color but it went away on the first drop of R-0871, then no color change with the 5 drops of R-0003)
TA 70
Ph 7.0
CH 150
CYA 50
I am thinking I need to SLAM and according to the TFP calculator I need 4.5 gallons of 10% bleach to do this. I have been running the pump overnight, and have vacuumed twice to remove debris. I plan to brush the pool well before beginning the SLAM. Is there anything else I need to do? Do I add all of the liquid bleach in at once? I apologize if this information is somewhere else, but I have looked and can’t find it. I found the SLAM posts, but never could figure out how to add the chlorine. When do I add the Poly-quat (60% algaecide concentrate, I usually add 1/4 cup per week)? THANK YOU!
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