Monday
Removed cover mesh safety cover
Water was reddish Brown entire entire bottom was black.
Vacuumed to waste as much as possible.
Added 4 CASES of Maintain Liquid shock FC did not register on AquaChek test strips
Tuesday Evening
Added 5 more Cases Liquid Shock
FC=CY=0 according/to test strips
Wednesday
Pool Store #1 said CY was okay. Assumed really bad algae problem
Suggested Yellow Algaecide Treatment with 4 bags of 65% powdered shock to be followed by liquid shock to raise FC. Added 5 more cases of liquid shock that did not raise FC
Found TFP site and started reading. Ordered TF-100 Test Kit online. Should arrive Monday.
Thursday
Water was cloudy with very little green so I let the pump run all day
Friday morning
A little improvement in water clarity
Got the following test results from Pool Store #2:
FC 0.1
TC 0.49
CC 0.39
pH 6.9
TH 56
TA 88
CY 4
Copper 0
Iron 0
Phosphates 393
They said the Phosphates are why I could not raise FC
Sold me Phosphate remover. Will run pump for 24 hours shut off for 12 hours then vacuum to waste.
I am now done with Pool Stores.
What should my next steps be? I am afraid that if I start adding Clorox, I will still have trouble raising FC. What do I need to do to get FC to Register?
Removed cover mesh safety cover
Water was reddish Brown entire entire bottom was black.
Vacuumed to waste as much as possible.
Added 4 CASES of Maintain Liquid shock FC did not register on AquaChek test strips
Tuesday Evening
Added 5 more Cases Liquid Shock
FC=CY=0 according/to test strips
Wednesday
Pool Store #1 said CY was okay. Assumed really bad algae problem
Suggested Yellow Algaecide Treatment with 4 bags of 65% powdered shock to be followed by liquid shock to raise FC. Added 5 more cases of liquid shock that did not raise FC
Found TFP site and started reading. Ordered TF-100 Test Kit online. Should arrive Monday.
Thursday
Water was cloudy with very little green so I let the pump run all day
Friday morning
A little improvement in water clarity
Got the following test results from Pool Store #2:
FC 0.1
TC 0.49
CC 0.39
pH 6.9
TH 56
TA 88
CY 4
Copper 0
Iron 0
Phosphates 393
They said the Phosphates are why I could not raise FC
Sold me Phosphate remover. Will run pump for 24 hours shut off for 12 hours then vacuum to waste.
I am now done with Pool Stores.
What should my next steps be? I am afraid that if I start adding Clorox, I will still have trouble raising FC. What do I need to do to get FC to Register?
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