We're in our 3rd year of a BAQUACIL pool. It's a 32x16 (20,000 gallons) above ground pool planted into the ground (I've enclosed a picture). Our pool sits outside in New Mexico's strong sun all day long. The first year was fantastic, until late in the season when I broke out in a nasty rash from the baquacil chemical CDX. We tried to go forward without CDX, but if you can't use CDX it pretty much doesn't work. We've struggled w/ pink slime and cloudy hazy water. Now it's taking 4x the required oxidizer to come close to a normal reading, and it only lasts for a day or two. We've decided to switch over to chlorine, and have read your post called "Convert Your Bacqua Pool to Chlorine." Our first questions are how long should we expect this process to take and since we have such bright constant sun should we plan to shade the pool? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
SWITCHING baquacil to chlorine
- Thread starter panicked
- Start date
- May 23, 2015
- 24,493
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
How much water can you realistically drain without hurting your budget?
Also, please update your signature with all of your pool equipment specs, pool size and volume. It’s harder to help you if we have to ask for that information over and over again.
Also, please update your signature with all of your pool equipment specs, pool size and volume. It’s harder to help you if we have to ask for that information over and over again.
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Do it! 
No one regrets getting rid of that Bacqugoo once they get chlorine. A Salt Water Generator would be ideal....and the salt feels fabulous!
Cheaper, easier and no pink/white mold problems! Ugh!
Maddie
No one regrets getting rid of that Bacqugoo once they get chlorine. A Salt Water Generator would be ideal....and the salt feels fabulous!Cheaper, easier and no pink/white mold problems! Ugh!
Maddie
Not sure if you are still planning this but...Just switched from Baquacil CDX to chlorine and am on my way to SWG. I have some posts you might want to look at. And yes as you convert, hind sight tells me I should have left the coverr at least partially on cause during the day the sun eats the chlorine big time!