bhull2545

Chlorine, chlorine and more chlorine. (specifically liquid chlorine, you don't want to add lots of CYA) I had a very similar problem. Read this thread and you'll find lots of good advise. Bill

Final update, just in case it helps someone in the future. First, A HUGE Thank You to Ted, Richard & Dr. Anyone with a water problem must get a Taylor K-2006 test kit! It's without a doubt the best $60 I spent. In the end I used around 14 gallons of 12.5% liquid shock to get the FC to hold stedy. Once we got to that point, the water turned from greenish-blue to a bright but very, very cloudy blue. I let the filter do its thing for a few days and saw improvements each day, but I'm impatient. I added 2 qts of floc and let it settle overnight. In the morning we had crystal clear water and ALOT of stuff on the bottom. A few hours of vacuuming over 2 days and we now have a ready to use pool (I still need to tweak the PH/TA). Today’s Numbers: FC ~5 CC 0 PH 7.2 TA 200 CA 30 Thanks again!! Bill

Guys, Thanks again to everyone for their responses (and the chem lesson ). We're making progress here, I think. I've started hitting it with chlorine (for the record, I opted for 12.5% liquid shock only becuase I'm lazy). I wasn't able to find a test kit locally, so I've got one on order. I'd actually like to know the real/high numbers so I can lean this stuff. Would the high copper count actually change the color of the water? I've posted a pic from today http://video.rps205.com/pool2.jpg if anyone's interested or if you can tell anything by the water color. Thanks again, Bill

Ted, Thank you very much for the reply. You are correct, the numbers were from the store. I do not have a FAS/DPD test kits, just strips I've used for years on a hot tub. I'll be picking up a "good" test kit tommorow. Much to my suprise, today was a good day. The sand change actually seemed to make a difference, it's a bit more blue than green and I can see a bit further down. I'll pick up a bunch of chlorine and start hitting it hard. You are also correct about the staining, I've never seen the bottom (except for a bit of the shallow) so at the moment I could care less. We just want to be able to use it, I'll deal with any staining later. Thanks again, Bill

Hello, I recently purchased a house with a 18x36 28,000/gal pool. The previous owner had lived here for 3 years and had never used it, so the pool wasn't touched in at least 3 years. On May 1st we removed the mesh cover to a bit of a suprise, clear water on the shallow end. The deep end was another story and the entire bottom was covered in agle. In the process of adding water and raking up what we could from the bottom we made the water a dark smelly green. Over the last few weeks, I've made many trips to the pool store ($$/ouch). A demand test showed we needed LOTS of chlorine (0 FC/0 TC). We added 20lbs of Bioguard Super Soluble which shot the FC to around 11. I've also added over the weeks: 2qts Bioguard Banish, 3qts Pool Magnet Plus, 2qts Back-Up Algaecide and various items to adjust the PH. The water has been a greenish blue since the chlorine and hasn't changed with anything we've added. It doesn't look or smell like alge, but I really have no idea. I now get the feeling the poll store guy is guessing and his guessing is getting a bit expensive. I've now got a bit over 2 weeks and around $500 in chemicals invested and don't know what to do next. Today, just for the fun of it, I changed the sand in the filter. My current readings are: CYA 46 TC 10 FC 8.5 pH 7.2 TA 189 Copper 2.4 Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated! Thank you! Bill