LydiaRobinvale Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 Everything's been going fine with my spa after a long period of learning. Fine up until today. I went out of town for 2 days and made sure to get the levels up enough to account for that. I come back to this. A bluish green powdery substance ring around the tub. And cloudy af water.. What the heck is this???? Anyone know what it could be? It was completely fine just 2 days ago. It also has a weird smell i cant quite place... On saturday I went to the store and broke down in my car.. I had left the spa open because I had just put some bleach in. I wasnt able to get home for 7 hours so the spa was open that entire time. Is it algae? Is it copper from metal deterioration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlleno Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I'm afraid I'm not good at identifying nasties, but its not clear to me from your description what exactly happened-- did this stuff appear after 2 days unattended or 7 hours after adding bleach and leaving the spa uncovered? do you remember how much bleach you put in , and what your chemistry numbers were just prior to this issue? is the spa, including the heater, still operational? leaving the spa uncovered (in the sun) would decay the chlorine level faster and the spa would be vulnerable to whatever could enter the water during your absence. my first instinct after seeing this would be to drain, rinse, and then purge. restore water balance and sanitation if the spa is operational. if the result in your photo is due to copper, then I doubt the heater still works at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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