New dude with intex 12x24 ABG with SWG

[daoffroadnut]

Last week I started a thread in the ABG section about finally setting our intex 12x24 pool with included SWG, love the pool, me and fam been in it a bunch already. I've done a lot of reading on this site to make sure i'm following the process correctly.I'm looking for advice to make sure i'm on the right track or need to adjust some things. No worries all tests have been done by me (not pool store) using my K2006C kit with SALT kit. One thing i'm worried about is every day I come out and see this greenish redish material on the seams of the liner pic's attached, I vaccum it and it comes back next day. The following samples are after the pump and SWG ran for 7 hours today before we did get in. i did put in 18 oz of chlorine to make up for it being 3.4 and should i be concerned about the TA?

FC 3.4
PH 7.6
TA 180
CYA 60 (more mid 50s)
CH 250
SALT 3400
TEMP 82

 

[reggiehammond]

TA not a big issue; as you lower pH with MA, the TA will go with it.
Your FC is riding very low - that may very well be algae you’re seeing. Can you crank up the SWCG higher or run longer?

An OCLT to see if it’s algae would be step 1 after raising FC.

 

[daoffroadnut]

Still trying to figure out how long to run the intex SWG, been running it for 7 hour each day. When i got that FC of 3.4 today i did throw in enough chlorine to raise it to 5.

 

[daoffroadnut]

So yesterday afternoon before we got in the pool I was able to get the FC up to 5 by adding a little chlorine and brushed the pool. This morning I checked FC as the pump started at it was at 4.2, will recheck after pump finish it's runs, SWG is currently set for 7 hours.

 

[reggiehammond]

So yesterday afternoon before we got in the pool I was able to get the FC up to 5 by adding a little chlorine and brushed the pool. This morning I checked FC as the pump started at it was at 4.2, will recheck after pump finish it's runs, SWG is currently set for 7 hours.

Tonight, once the sun is not hitting the pool, raise the FC and leave SWCG overnight then test again before sunlight hits the pool again. This can confirm if you have organics growing or not - but given you're seeing debris, it's likely.

Perform the Overnight FC Loss Test (OCLT)

The Overnight Chlorine Loss Test tells if the SLAM is finished or if you need to start a SLAM. This article says how to do the OCLT.

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[daoffroadnut]

So I did the OLCT test, last night the FC was 5.4, this morning it was 5.0. yesterday my CYA was 60 but i'm out of stabilizer and need to get some more. There was less of the debris on the bottom, will vacuum today also