At first, our pool got extremely cloudy to the point where we couldn't see beyond the shallow end at all. I would say past the 3.5" area. I thought it was possible algae bloom although the pool wasn't really green, still blue but very hazy. I started by shocking the pool which seemed to work well. The corners and perimeter have been accumulating very fine dirt/dust for the past 3 days. I've had to try and manually vacuum everything since my Polaris won't pick it up. Now, it has been about 5 days of adding chemicals including a water clarifier, several bags of shock - both chlorine and non-chlorine, and the pool looks nice. It is very clear throughout the entire pool. I have two main problems. The ph and alkalinity are on opposite sides of the spectrum. I went ahead and lowered the TA and now it is about 100-110. My PH on the other hand dropped down to almost 6.0 early yesterday. I am trying to raise it using aeration but this seems to be a very slow process!!! I am using the Taylor 2006 test kit and the reading just now looks to still be much less than 7.0. It could be 6.6 or 6.8? I have two different compressors running air into the pool along with a sprinkler and our waterslide trying to help with the aeration process. Are there any tips to help the aeration work better or faster? outside of the low PH, I have also had a tough time with my chlorine levels. I finally got FC up to 3.0 today but I'm still seeing CC at about .8/1.0ppm. I shocked last night with 4 1lbs of dichlor. Is the low PH affecting any of the shocking that I've done? I have both chlorine and non-chlorine shock. To try and get rid of CC, is one option better than the other since my FC level is at 3ppm already? When I'm shocking the pool, does it hurt to also run my chlorine generator at the same time?
Current Levels:
Saltwater Pool - 26,500 gallons
TA - 100-110, PH - 6.6/6.8, FC - 3.0, CC - .8, CA - 50, Salt - 3300
Current Levels:
Saltwater Pool - 26,500 gallons
TA - 100-110, PH - 6.6/6.8, FC - 3.0, CC - .8, CA - 50, Salt - 3300