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Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/
Sounds good, that's what I would have done.
You're waiting till you get your proper test kit/refills, right? It's all done now, but yes. I waited for the reagent kit before I went to work on getting the water "right". Which it now is.
Which *puts up tiny finger space with hand* you aaaalllmooosssttt did, but not quite. You have to do it at shock levels due to the low CL range at standard operating levels.
Think of it this way. If you loose 1ppm OCLT at 20ppm FC shock level, repeat the exact same test with the same water, but this time at 5ppm FC and now on an OCLT you only see a <0.5ppm. You just really don't have a full picture due to so little CL to work with.
That's the best way I can explain it, at least ATM.
Hopefully it makes sense.
With that said, you technically never did pass a true OCLT. I suppose it depends on who you ask here. I was told the above by the big kids here on the playground, but I have put it in my own words. The concept they instilled makes perfect and logical sense to me.
I know CL costs money to verify this, but it's cheaper than having another algae outbreak. At least I'd do it if it were my pool. Just to BE SURE, ya know?
60 degree water??
How can you stand that? I used to when I was in my teens, but now that I'm into my 30's it FREEZES to the point it's painful in certain areas.
I used to be all about: "baaaahhhhhh, it's not cold, just when you 1st jump in, then it's fine after you get moving." LOL
Always jump in, or fall in standing, and FAAAST!
Get it over with, no wading in slowly. UGH! Torture!!! The other way.
Still am, but not with 60 ish degree water.
Upper 60's I can handle still, although I know many can't even handle that. So I consider myself at least still lucky.
HAHA, you're too funny. I got a good laught out of your mad, evil face rant. HEHEMongo said:Understood. I needed to ballpark the initial water quality (or lack thereof :-D ) and the strips were all that was available. I didn't use the strips to establish a level of chlorine for shocking though, I initially used the pool chem calculator. Example: I have zero CL, I want 15. How much to add? I erred on the side of being too high for too long though. Kill the algae....kill...the...algae...killllll... :grrrr:
Sounds good, that's what I would have done.
What'd you upgrade to?Mongo said:I didn't have to replace my filter, it does work okay. But my cartridge filter was due for a new set of carts, so I figured it'd be good time to upgrade the entire filter itself.
Pre TFP, right?Mongo said:I've only had an algae bloom once before....
WOW! Bad quality replacements?? No vac to waste? DRAT! Time to mod the plumbing. HEHEMongo said:...and that time the filter cartridges were brand new and would not filter out the dead algae. I can't vacuum to waste.
Good ol' DE!! BTW, for future use. When doing this to a cartridge, use cellulose powder. DE tends to ruin cartridges.Mongo said:So I added a bit of DE through the skimmer to coat the C&C 240 pleated cartridges, <snip> The DE-coated cartridges then did filter out the dead algae.
Aaahhhh yes!! The "cake" concept. The dirtier any filter is, the more dirt it traps, to a point. There's a "green zone" if you will, go too far past it and the filtration rate suffers and the pump labors.Mongo said:I figured I'd have to do that again this time, but the cartridges I put into the filter were a spare set, a few years old. The filter media was garbaged up enough so they actually filtered out the dead algae. That was my "pleasant surprise."
You're waiting till you get your proper test kit/refills, right? It's all done now, but yes. I waited for the reagent kit before I went to work on getting the water "right". Which it now is.
You probably blasted it high enough for possibly long enough, but there's no way to know without an OCLT.Mongo said:That's where I ended up, and that's exactly how I did it. <snip> Then I let the FC slowly bleed down to normal levels, which took a few more days. Then I did just as you wrote, I tested to see how much was being consumed per night. All is well!y_not said:...proceed /w the OCLT. Test it before you go to bed, then again just before sunrise with as little light as possible. Compare the two and so long as you loose <1ppm FC, you're good to go.
Which *puts up tiny finger space with hand* you aaaalllmooosssttt did, but not quite. You have to do it at shock levels due to the low CL range at standard operating levels.
Think of it this way. If you loose 1ppm OCLT at 20ppm FC shock level, repeat the exact same test with the same water, but this time at 5ppm FC and now on an OCLT you only see a <0.5ppm. You just really don't have a full picture due to so little CL to work with.
That's the best way I can explain it, at least ATM.
Hopefully it makes sense.
With that said, you technically never did pass a true OCLT. I suppose it depends on who you ask here. I was told the above by the big kids here on the playground, but I have put it in my own words. The concept they instilled makes perfect and logical sense to me.
I know CL costs money to verify this, but it's cheaper than having another algae outbreak. At least I'd do it if it were my pool. Just to BE SURE, ya know?
I miss my pool, still quite, quite cold here at night. So with no solar cover, not gonna happen yet.Mongo said:The water is still chilly, in the low 60s, but I've been swimming laps. Been firing up the spa too. I do like my pool.
60 degree water??
How can you stand that? I used to when I was in my teens, but now that I'm into my 30's it FREEZES to the point it's painful in certain areas.
I used to be all about: "baaaahhhhhh, it's not cold, just when you 1st jump in, then it's fine after you get moving." LOL
Always jump in, or fall in standing, and FAAAST!
Get it over with, no wading in slowly. UGH! Torture!!! The other way.
Still am, but not with 60 ish degree water.
Upper 60's I can handle still, although I know many can't even handle that. So I consider myself at least still lucky.