jjtiger

OK...thanks for the knowledge...I guess my next question is what was tha t white buildup that started to begin with...was it algae or something else???

HI All...I have some concern on some advice I received at the local pool store regarding the conditioning of my pool...yesterday I brought a sample in and the water was crystal clear...chlorine and free chlorine was Ok...PH was a little low and alkalinity was fine...I told the tech I had a white film starting to form on the bottom and was hard to scrape off(my pool is a built in 16x32 with gunite bottom and fiberglass walls...it was painted 3 years ago with and epoxy paint)..she told me it was algae forming and I needed to up the PH and super shock it with 7bags of shock...when I got home I dumped the soda ash and checked after 2 hours..ph level was 7.9...then I broadcasted the 7 bags of shock...which instantly turned my pool water white and unable to see a foot down..now here I am 24 hours later with no change...water still white with no visibility...my question is will this clear up soon or was I given the wrong advice..filter always runs 24/7..thanks ..JOe