Two days ago I had an algae bloom. I shocked and shocked, brushed, and brushed, vaccumed and added an algaecide (sp). Now the green tint is gone and I have a milky color. I have test a kit and test strips.
As of right now the hardeness is off and the chlorine level is off the chart on both reader kits. I am at work tight now so I have to wieght to get you numbers in the pool.
The pool is a above ground pool 2500 gallons.
As far as I know with the test strips the only thing high or off is chlorine and hardness. Any help is greatly needed, I am new and it is a small pool. I was going to flocc the pool and vaccum tonight. I have been cleaning the filter everynight. Is this just dead algae? Should I vaccum to waste/drain pool down 30% and refill. Like I said the dip tester with the dies says the chlorine is way high.
Thank you
treated for algae now pool is cloudy
th=100
tc=10
fc=10
bro=20
ph=7.8
ta=120
sanitary=100
the pool is clearing up tonight i just vaccumed to waste abot 20% of the water in the pool
i did add some calcium. my main concern is it real hot and the kids want to swim. I can see the bottom now, Is it safe too swim?
Thank you again for any help!
tc=10
fc=10
bro=20
ph=7.8
ta=120
sanitary=100
the pool is clearing up tonight i just vaccumed to waste abot 20% of the water in the pool
i did add some calcium. my main concern is it real hot and the kids want to swim. I can see the bottom now, Is it safe too swim?
Thank you again for any help!
I have to ask, what is sanitary=100? Not familiar with that.
Adding calcium can add to the cloudyness.
Hard to keep kids out the pool. If the chlorine level stays up I'd let them swim and filter 24/7 until pool clears.
Adding calcium can add to the cloudyness.
Hard to keep kids out the pool. If the chlorine level stays up I'd let them swim and filter 24/7 until pool clears.
jjwolf wrote:th=100
tc=10
fc=10
bro=20
ph=7.8
ta=120
sanitary=100
the pool is clearing up tonight i just vaccumed to waste abot 20% of the water in the pool
i did add some calcium. my main concern is it real hot and the kids want to swim. I can see the bottom now, Is it safe too swim?
Thank you again for any help!
Sanitary=100 is from the test stip that I use, and yes I know about test strips. I use both test strips and a dip tester.
Well I can now see the patterns at the bottom of the pool. It is still a little cloudy but I just keep cleaning the filter. (about twice a day)
The chlorine levels are still high but everything else is good now.
I might wait to finish adding the calcium to the pool clears completely.
Thanks again for the replys.
Well I can now see the patterns at the bottom of the pool. It is still a little cloudy but I just keep cleaning the filter. (about twice a day)
The chlorine levels are still high but everything else is good now.
I might wait to finish adding the calcium to the pool clears completely.
Thanks again for the replys.
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