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Yes I am in Canada, gets cold here -38 at times... I hope to make it though 1 winter lol... I really appreciate all your help, my bromine tablets picture has been added into the drive. I have also received the test back from my local spa and my phosphates level was 2400 "I think it was ppm as a measurement" and that change was over only a week, previously at 10. The system reported 2400 but they only wrote 1000 on the sheet which was weird.. So you are right it's clothing... detergent soaps... Simply put I need to wash hot tub clothing in water and perhaps a little bleach only? They have sold me a product from that dazzle line... I need to add the entire bottle and clean my filter a few times it will also continually work at removing phosphates... Hopefully I can contain this issue... I'm doing this now the water is becoming very clear... I also noticed how important opening and cleaning in between the filter sections was tonight, I'll no longer simply rinse it! I'm also wondering if the phosphates came from my 2 year old swimmer underwear we bought from Walmart. I'm just not sure so I'm starting to pay much more attention. At that cost of that products I'll just do a refill next time lol... I'm also going to make the family shower prior to going in... should help a lot as well. I have also increased the duration on my filter cycles, it was 2 filter cycles per day at 30 minutes I put them at 3 hours now.. I bet that will help a lot. I hope I answered all your questions considering the time and effort you have spent here with me, thank you again.

Hi MPurcell, thank you for your feedback on the matter. My water is actually clear unless I have my air and pump on then it gets cloudy but it's only from oxygen from what I can tell. Once the air and pump are off, I'm back to crystal clear water. I am such an amateur I have no idea what you mean by bank, I have heard others use this term as well. I typically use the strips and try to keep my bromine etc within the colors as close as possible. I bought the tub used 2 years old, when I got it it was sitting in dirty water, they are possibly suggesting I put in a cleaner run it 2 hours drain and refill. They are thinking possibly a pipe fungus or growth. p.s. this is the company here, https://dazzlewatercare.com/ I use ta = to increase ph, than little ph to bring up to perfect level, bromine granules to start the bromine high enough and a floater to try and keep it at a proper ppm. I have added pictures on my chemical products into the shared google drive. I will also try to get a hold of a better test kit I agree these strips are very hard to tel where you are.. the first picture is all my chemicals, the seccond is what I do in the specific order to get to my desired levels for ta, ph, bromine and hardness

I have my chemistry done just right, I run a brand new bromine tub.. is it normal to always have a small amount of bubbles and tiny brown/white bubble scum like floating around during your hot tub usage? Perhaps if anything my bromine is a little high at times still learning how to manage that... filter is new, cleaned every week minimum, I shock after usage.. non chlorine shock,, total hardness is good, ph and alkalinity is good... ideal... even tested from local shop weekly. I'm in it daily for 2 hours, plus sometimes for 40 minutes with my 2 year old and 4 year old... my wife and I go it it every night for at least 45 minutes.. I was hoping to have friends in it this weekend for my party, I just want to ensure I have a nice clean tub and safe tub for my guests. I just the dazzel spa products line for all my chem.. my tub us 215 gallons, Freeflow Spa, Cascina Hot Tub 4 person. Maybe I will jump in it now and try to take some pictures.. show you what I'm referring too. Ok see images here https://goo.gl/photos/27XJzLbrHigvyGLr5