Folks, I've been testing my pool's FC and CC numbers every morning and adding chlorinating liquid as required. I've been shooting for a 7ppm balance and typically with my pool I'm having to add anywhere from 40 oz to 64 oz of bleach a day. The actual numbers I'm seeing are usually around 3.5 to 4.5 ppm for FCs and 0.5 or less for CCs. But this morning, I ran the test and I got 2ppm FCs and 1.5ppm CCs. Yet my pool remains crystal clear. Oh, and I tested the water twice and got the same results.
We've had some rainy weather recently, so there's been a lot of leaves and twigs I've had to fish out of the pool, and when it wasn't raining, we've had plenty of bright sun. But with earlier days, the numbers were within what I've come to see as acceptable parameters.
So anyway, I'm wondering if my pool is trying to work up an algal bloom even though there's no visible trace of algae? Should I think about doing a quick SLAM even though there's no visible algae or cloudiness? I'm really curious what tomorrow's tests will show.
We've had some rainy weather recently, so there's been a lot of leaves and twigs I've had to fish out of the pool, and when it wasn't raining, we've had plenty of bright sun. But with earlier days, the numbers were within what I've come to see as acceptable parameters.
So anyway, I'm wondering if my pool is trying to work up an algal bloom even though there's no visible trace of algae? Should I think about doing a quick SLAM even though there's no visible algae or cloudiness? I'm really curious what tomorrow's tests will show.