Jinxy

That's exactly what I did pool-newb. I was trying to avoid that because I read in a post on here that they are all "trying to sell you something". And another link that took me to Pool School offered no remedy for it either. It says to consider having enough water trucked in to fill it. It was absolutely no help at all. We put the pool up last Friday. I treated it just as I did our other pool before we moved and had to use well water. I shocked it and added sanitizer tablets. I didn't realize there was that big of a difference in well water and county water. I found out quickly when I added the shock treatment that the difference is huge! By Monday I was fed up. We had a brand new pool that looked old, stained, and worn out. I wasn't getting any replies to my questions, so I finally called a local pool supply service. I am so glad I did. I took in a water sample from the pool. She checked it and found that there were very high concentrates of copper and iron in the water. The pH was also extremely low. The chlorine wasn't right either. Here is what she told me to do: Monday evening, I added 17 oz of Metal Magic and used a new filter. By Tuesday, the water was crystal clear again. I did have to agitate the water a bit so the rust could float around and it was filtered out rather quickly. I changed the filter again Tuesday morning. Tuesday evening, I added two sanitizer tablets. The water stayed clear. Approximately 3 hours later, I added a one pound shock treatment and a four pound box of Alkelinity Plus. The water was still clear. The kids were swimming in it today. The water is clear. All the rust stains are gone. I'm glad I finally made the call.

we use well water. when i add chemicals it turns water yellowish green. would changing to a salt water filtration system remedy this?

I at one time had one of those above ground pools with the inflatable ring at the top. At that time we were living in a different area and had county water. The pool did great until one day one my son said "hey ma watch this!" and I looked up to see the entire side blew out and my son was projected through the hole in what looked like a tidal wave in my backyard. Since then we have moved and bought another pool. This time with the steel frame (highly recommended). We moved to the country and now we have well water. We set up the pool over a course of two days (beginning Friday). After the pool was full, I added a super-shock treatment for the right size of my pool (15'X 48") and as I was adding it, the water instantly began to change to an ugly brackish color! It looked as if I had dumped Kool-Aid in it and started mixing it around....that's how quickly it changed. I added chlorine tablets with stabilizer. The chlorine levels are fine but the water looks horrid. I was hoping when I woke up this morning the chlorine and shock would have had time to clear it up, but it hasn't. It looks just as bad today as it did yesterday. I have read this article here ---> http://www.poolspaforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99 but I haven't tried it yet. To be honest, it seems like a heck of a lot of work and a whole lot of chemicals to be using. I was wondering if we changed to the saltwater filtration system if this would solve the problem or would I still have the murky water? I don't really want to go out and buy this filtration system if I'm going to still have the same problem. But I really don't want to have to use a large range of chemicals if I can avoid it. My grandchildren swim in this pool and I really want it to be safe for the youngest who is only a year old. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.