Replace Zeo with sand- guidance plz

[Mdragger88]

Family Leisure installed my pool & only uses zeo - last year i had a time with slightly cloudy water that disappeared when my filter was off & left me with “orange dirt” on the floor & steps. Worried that there was something growing in my water (even though i have never dropped below fc target for my cya level) i went thru slam procedure multiple times & eventually settled on the fact that every week or so i would just vacuum to waste & the problem lessened. When i closed I brought the pool to slam level, passed oclt, vacuumed to waste & put the cover on. I left the steps in the pool. I opened to gorgeous clear water with no debris as soon as i started running the pump the “dirt” was back ?‍ ?
I am going to bite the bullet & replace this sand if i can get the collar off the filter is this sand ok to buy ? Its all that’s available in my area it& do i need 250#? This is my filter?

 

[duraleigh]

Do not buy Quikrete brand. There have been several reports of very inconsistent quality control. The sand grains are NOT uniform.

Find another brand.

 

[Texas Splash]

Nice clear water. Take your time shopping and find another source, and of course make sure it's pool sand (#20 silica). As you may know, don't forget to pre-fill the filter with some water to protect the laterals from the new sand you will be dumping inside. Have a nice weekend.

 

[Mdragger88]

Thanks y’all- I noticed the quickcrete said 20/40 so it kinda made me wonder. I’ll check with our local pool store & see if i can do better. Need to get a carboy of lc from there anyway.

 

[kmerkel]

I have Zeo Ruby in my filter.
I also have green/brown sediment deposits that never filter out.
Guess I know what I need to do at some point...