Pre pool opening (white water mold)

Maybe hit it again in 2 weeks and then go a month. We're kinda in uncharted territory here never needing to go this far.

Mayne @Ahhsomeguy will swing by.
 
He said I can do it right away.
I’ll check Amazon because the closest retailer is 50 min one way. I had trouble trying to order it on Amazon before. I’ll drive up there Monday if Amazon is a no go
 
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Latest swipe of skimmer -ewe
This morning it looked brown
Now it’s gray
I don’t need a response, just posting for others who may have found their way here

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I don’t need a response, just posting for others who may have found their way here
What else am I supposed to do today ? WORK ???????? :laughblue:

I'm just thrilled we got that AHA moment. It's pretty hard to argue against what the ahhsome produced after all this time. All the rest of it needed finding/proving anyway. It wasn't for naught. Imagine still wondering what was going on in the filter and waiting for it to possibly bite you ? Heck naw. But we may finally have the last of it so today we dance.

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Yes!!! I’m buying 2 more containers Monday. I will do a treatment Monday and see what else we we get.

Long as you don’t see any harm in it, I would be willing to use it once a month

This year my water has stayed clear. Like TFP clear
(except last Saturday and I truly believe the skimmer sock was so full, water couldn’t pass through caused the cloudiness, because it cleared up in a few hours)

But right now, after adding ahhsome my water is extra beautiful even tho the nasties are still in there

Side note - I didn’t put the ahhsome directly into the skimmer . I’m sure you guys have advised against adding things to the skimmer. First time (this year) I just chunked pieces into the pool and they just got caught in the skimmer sock til dissolved) this time I did a bucket of pool water and dissolved most of ahhsome then poured around the pool
 
It's pretty hard to argue against what the ahhsome produced after all this time
These are pics from last years wwm battle after using ahhsome
However at that time, I wasn’t aware of or following tfp.
So even tho I cleared the plumbing my chemistry was so out of whack well no progress was made.

I’m finding the combination tfp and ahhsome seems to be a good one for me 😊IMG_6060.pngIMG_6036.pngIMG_6038.pngIMG_6039.png
 
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I’m sure you guys have advised against adding things to the skimmer.
That's one (arguably the only one) that won't hurt anything if added to the skimmer.
Long as you don’t see any harm in it
I don't.
I would be willing to use it once a month
At some point, and sadly I'm not psychic or I'd be playing lotto for a living, you will have erased all proof of the pre-tfp days and it'll only be tfp going forward. No idea if it's 2 or 22 tho.
 
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For hot tubs, once the gunk stops, there's none left. Being extra I go for a couple of runs coming out clear. Sometimes it takes more than the initial dose to loosen it all up, which appears to be the case here.
 
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The last two nights I’ve lost 1.5 ppm fc and Cc was 0.5 both

So, still not passing but seem pretty close

Tested and added about every 3 hours yesterday getting more goo out of the skimmer each time. But it was less and less each time

Very little there this morning but enough to see/wipe

I am scratching my head a little as to why it’s gathering around the skimmer “bowl” and not going into the sock?

This 12.5% chlorine is new to me. I’ve always used 10%

So for easy math,
do I count 1 qt 12.5% Lc as raising fc by 3?

So far I’m only seeing goo in the skimmer not on the floor etc.
If filter pressure has raised it’s very insignificant. Maybe from 20 psi to 20.5
 
I am scratching my head a little as to why it’s gathering around the skimmer “bowl” and not going into the sock?
Whether or not you see it, you have a vortex going on. I often see beetles or small debris taking laps when it looks like the water is still. Your gunk is evidentally sticky so it's latching onto the skimmer like sunblock or such would.
do I count 1 qt 12.5% Lc as raising fc by 3?
Yeah. 3.1 is just silly.
 
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He said I can do it right away.
I’ll check Amazon because the closest retailer is 50 min one way. I had trouble trying to order it on Amazon before. I’ll drive up there Monday if Amazon is a no go
You can order directly from their website ahhsome.com
 
I’m majorly struggling here

Last night 8:30 pm brought fc to 18
Todays numbers fc
6:20 am 15 brought to 17.5
8:30 am 16 brought to 17.5
1 pm 15 brought to 18
7 pm 13.5 brought to 16.5

Cya is 40 so slam is 16, bit I’m using 12.5% and the math is easier if I round up
 

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