Adding the CYA now will slowdown the process of removing the ammonia if that is indeed what is happening here.
Swamp to Swimming Pool
- Thread starter swayne
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How will I know if that is the case?
After 12 hrs I'm at .5 fc and 1.5 cc. Just added to bring up to 10ppm fc. I will update in 30 mins.
Well you could get an ammonia test from the pet store.
But, lets see what happens in 30 minutes. If the FC drops a lot, then the losses are due to something in the water and not much from the sun.
But, lets see what happens in 30 minutes. If the FC drops a lot, then the losses are due to something in the water and not much from the sun.
16fc 1.5cc after 35 mins. Looks like it is not ammonia after all??
There is still quite a it of debris in the pool. Should I add the granulated cya?
There is still quite a it of debris in the pool. Should I add the granulated cya?
Be glad you have a sand filter n not a DE filter! OMG I would not want to baby sit that thing! Lol
More pics please!!!!
More pics please!!!!
- Jun 23, 2012
- 1,054
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Liquid Chlorine
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Yep... This is a classic. I'll just watch. Swayne, if anyone can fix this... it's these boys. You are in the right place. I'll be watching!! Good luck!!
Swayne, we had lots of frogs too...singing frogs. It was quite a racket back there before the recovery. They still come round to "the homeland" every spring, they're just not as inclined to spawn there 
Someone earlier I think mentioned the leaf gulper that attaches to a hose to help get debris up....they're cheap and it helped in my case. As you saw in the pics, though, mine cleared up even though we'd missed a big pile in the corner when we hauled out 20 wheelbarrows of leaves. But the faster you get the debris out, the better the chlorine will work.
Someone earlier I think mentioned the leaf gulper that attaches to a hose to help get debris up....they're cheap and it helped in my case. As you saw in the pics, though, mine cleared up even though we'd missed a big pile in the corner when we hauled out 20 wheelbarrows of leaves. But the faster you get the debris out, the better the chlorine will work.
FC only loosing a few PPM in between my 12 hr checks. Trying to keep it around 25ppm. My CYA is a little higher than i was shooting for at a little over 50, but I think it will be okay. To me it looks like it is improving, just going to be a slow go.
I will try to up load a few pics this evening.
The jugs piled up too fast and I had to take them haul them away. Up to 39 121oz just so far.
I will try to up load a few pics this evening.
Oh my....
Please keep track of the jugs of chlorine...I would love to see the final total. Good luck to you!
The jugs piled up too fast and I had to take them haul them away. Up to 39 121oz just so far.
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Quick update on my swamp.
I had small setback a couple weeks ago that caused me to lose a lot of progress, but it is now back underway. I have went thru SO much bleach. I'm going thru 4-5 jugs of 121oz 8.25% a day and I can see progress. This is defiantly going slower than I thought, but I'm sticking with it. I'll try to update with more pictures tonight.
I had small setback a couple weeks ago that caused me to lose a lot of progress, but it is now back underway. I have went thru SO much bleach. I'm going thru 4-5 jugs of 121oz 8.25% a day and I can see progress. This is defiantly going slower than I thought, but I'm sticking with it. I'll try to update with more pictures tonight.
It will take a while. The more you keep your FC up the faster it will go. BUT with having to work and life happening things happen. Just keep on working on it and you will beat it!
Kim
Kim
You could use a kitchen brush-scrubber to get into the nooks on the stairs if you want. My arsenal includes that and a toothbrush.