Ready to get started

[vol4life]

OK that's a relief.

And thanks pabeader for the profile and pic help, meant to say it yesterday but forgot.

 

[Richard320]

Retested....

FC 17
CC 1
PH 8.2 (What!?!)

My wife and I both looked at the PH last night and it was plain as day 7.2-7.3. How could it have increased? Could the MA not have dispersed well when I took my reading last night? Will this affect my SLAM or can I add more MA mid-SLAM?

No. And here's why: Accurate pH test during shock levels with R-007?

 

[vol4life]

Very helpful read, thanks!

 

[pabeader]

OK that's a relief.

And thanks pabeader for the profile and pic help, meant to say it yesterday but forgot.

Your very welcome. We each do what we can.

 

[vol4life]

Day two of SLAM

 

[kimkats]

Now keep taking your pic there! I see steps!

Kim

 

[vol4life]

Day 3 of SLAM. Bleach jug graveyard!



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I added some fill water to replace loss from backwashing and rinse. Do I need to check my PH again or can I assume because the PH was OK when I tested my fill water that the PH is still OK in the pool?:

 

[Agent99]

FC and CC are the only two items to worry about while SLAMing. Forget about everything. Focus. LOL!

 

[kimkats]

Do you see how it got lighter? That pic shows it well!

Yeah on the graveyard! Those are little algae tombstones!

Kim

 

[Agent99]

I dunno, Kim. It was a really vivid deep emerald green before and now it is just a pale sickly looking murky green.

 

[kimkats]

BUT if you have read any of the green to clean threads you KNOW that sickly green is closer to blue that deep green! LOL

It will get lighter and lighter green then go towards blue.............THEN TO CLEAR!

Kim

 

[Crackerjack4u]

Hello,

I'm excited the SLAM is underway, and will be following your progress. I just went from Green to Sheen myself.

To answer your question.

Day 3 of SLAM. Bleach jug graveyard!
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Do I need to check my PH again or can I assume because the PH was OK when I tested my fill water that the PH is still OK in the pool?:

If your Chlorine levels are above 10, you do Not test pH at all that's why you get it at around 7.2 before starting your slam. During the Slam process, with your high FC levels the pH reading will not be accurate. So save your reagents, for after the Slam

 

[vol4life]

Day 5 of SLAM.

 

[Crackerjack4u]

Whoo Hooo, I can see the 3rd step peeking through now. You're doing great

 

[kimkats]

Hey y'all look! There is another step! LOL It is getting there!

Kim

 

[Mike1162]

What type (sand, cartridge or DE) of filter do you have? Are you running it 24/7?

 

[vol4life]

Hayward sand filter running 24/7

 

[vol4life]

Day 6 of SLAM. This was taken this morning. I feel like it is getting better but not as fast as I expected, or as fast as I have seen others near my condition in the inspirational threads. Could I be missing something? I add bleach to reach FC 16 at least twice (usually 3 times),daily. I brush everyday and vacuumed yesterday too. Am I just being impatient?

 

[pabeader]

You need to be testing and adding at least every couple of hours when you can. The more you test and add the faster it goes. You should only let up on that once the FC starts to hold between testing.

Sand filters sometime take a little longer to clear the dead algae. There are articles that talk about adding a tiny amount of DE to help them along. But I think you still have some bleach work to do before you are ready for that.

 

[kimkats]

Vol.....can you please put that you have a sand filter in your siggy. that will be helpful in the future. You might want to add that you have a good test kit also.

Kim