- Aug 6, 2012
- 14
So we purchased our first pool the second week of June. I'm a little frustrated that the pool store didn't tell us that we needed to add stabilizer. Pool looked great for about 4 weeks (I did add the shock they told me to add after we filled it). Could never get the chlorine to normal level. Finally, after reading on this site, I realized that I had NO CYA. As soon as we purchased that the chlorine was up and I thought we were on the right track. We were out of town and came back to a very cloudy pool and the sides seemed kind of slimy. What I now think is that the 3 weeks or so that we'd had no chlorine due to the fact that we had no cya we were probably developing algae. (The water was always clear until we added cya and left town.). Does it sound like we are reaping the aftershock of having no chlorine for so long? I've ordered my TFT-100 and hopefully will have it before the weekend. For the past 10 days I've been adding bleach, sweeping the sides and bottom of pool- there's some brownish 'film' that dissipates easily when I brush it. Ch level is way high but I don't have my kit yet so I don't know what the number is. It tests orange when I use my 6-way test. Ph also is at about 7.5 (normal on this test kit). When I get my kit I'll post actual numbers... But I do have a question that someone may be able to answer before then...
This morning when I was brushing the sides down, I noticed that there is a little bit of black something on the edge of the return nozzle. I took the fitting off and the black stuff is all inside as well. It doesn't wipe out easily like I would think algae would. But honestly I know nothing about algae so I'm happy to be educated. My concern is that the other is mustard algae - after what I've read on here. But the black on the return fitting looks more like smoke damage for lack of a better description. Any input will be greatly appreciated. So VERY thankful to have found this site!
I think I'm adding a picture - hopefully it works.
This morning when I was brushing the sides down, I noticed that there is a little bit of black something on the edge of the return nozzle. I took the fitting off and the black stuff is all inside as well. It doesn't wipe out easily like I would think algae would. But honestly I know nothing about algae so I'm happy to be educated. My concern is that the other is mustard algae - after what I've read on here. But the black on the return fitting looks more like smoke damage for lack of a better description. Any input will be greatly appreciated. So VERY thankful to have found this site!
I think I'm adding a picture - hopefully it works.