Tango21
07-11-2011, 10:56 AM
Hello:
Been a lurker since last year, never had a pool before so after reading this forum got the guts to try out an Intex 12' round last year. Since it worked out pretty good, I got the courage to upgrade this year to a 10 x 20 Intex rectangular with sand filter from Costco. Make a long story short, it's directly under an Oak tree, and several other trees in my back yard. Never bought the Taylor k-2006 since I was just trying to get my feet wet, but did get the Taylor k-1004.
I use the BBB method from this forum, and it has worked out great all thru last year and since late May of this year with the new pool. We now have this problem that I can't really put my finger on, from what I've read here.
They look like little green pods that first show up on the surface and later sink to the bottom, I just took pics but I don't know if I can post them. We are in west TN, in an eastern suburb of Memphis. They showed up two days ago, yesterday I had to backwash once in between the vacuuming because it had clogged up the filter, and now this morning they're still there but in less quantity. My chlorine was above 5 according to the reading, and I later hit it with 64 oz of bleach to try to semi shock it, since the wife started reading god knows where that it is algae, but I'm not so sure.
TA is around 100 and rarely moves, PH is pretty steady at 7.5, and CYA was 35 after I opened the pool (reading taken at pool store).Water is crystal clear.
Help!
Alex.
Been a lurker since last year, never had a pool before so after reading this forum got the guts to try out an Intex 12' round last year. Since it worked out pretty good, I got the courage to upgrade this year to a 10 x 20 Intex rectangular with sand filter from Costco. Make a long story short, it's directly under an Oak tree, and several other trees in my back yard. Never bought the Taylor k-2006 since I was just trying to get my feet wet, but did get the Taylor k-1004.
I use the BBB method from this forum, and it has worked out great all thru last year and since late May of this year with the new pool. We now have this problem that I can't really put my finger on, from what I've read here.
They look like little green pods that first show up on the surface and later sink to the bottom, I just took pics but I don't know if I can post them. We are in west TN, in an eastern suburb of Memphis. They showed up two days ago, yesterday I had to backwash once in between the vacuuming because it had clogged up the filter, and now this morning they're still there but in less quantity. My chlorine was above 5 according to the reading, and I later hit it with 64 oz of bleach to try to semi shock it, since the wife started reading god knows where that it is algae, but I'm not so sure.
TA is around 100 and rarely moves, PH is pretty steady at 7.5, and CYA was 35 after I opened the pool (reading taken at pool store).Water is crystal clear.
Help!
Alex.