Forum: Dealing with Stains & Metals, . . . and 'Minerals' & 'Ions',

In January of this year I noticed several small (1-1/2” long) rust colored stains at the bottom of my gunite pool. It was finally warm enough this...

First, thank you for all the valuable information. Have been following this method for 5 years. Just installed new vinyl liner, filled with well...

I am CPO certified through NSPF. I worked in tech support for AquaCal/AutoPilot(Horner) for 4 years, and currently work in Tech support for Jack's...

This might be a real head-scratcher. I know it has been (and still is) for both me and the local pool supply/maintenance company. Here’s a recap...

Hi there - A few questions. I'm nearly certain I have metal stains as the Vitamin C test works on them and I can tell the liner is stained as well....

My father recently passed away and now I live in his home that has a 18x36 inground pool, vinyl liner, Hayward sand filter and a Caribbean Clear...

We are thinking about putting in an in ground pool. The contractor really likes the NatureII system. Any opinions? Thanks

Hello, how would i determine if i have high amounts of iron in my pool? i tghink i read somewhere that if you look in the toilet tank and its brown...

I have read a few reviews on this product but am still not convinced. Has anyone used this product or have any info on it?

We got our new inground pool this summer. The sod around the pool is green but it's gotten a few dollar weeds that have invaded the sod (St....

Hi all! Newbie here....new and stupid. Bought an Intex 15' x 42" Easy Up for the kids, spent a week clearing, leveling & setting the thing up....

Well we have iron in our well water. I have an intex ultra 16x48 pool, new this year. I have used quite a few tricks here from this site which have...

Filled intex 16'x32'x52" pool with creek water,14,500 gallons. In Eastern ky, couldn't have it brought in and to far away for city water. Have a...

I have been cleaning my filters everyday for the past 10 days due to a swappy mess that I inhearited. Anyway, when i open the top of my hayward, i...

We have struggled with getting our pool clean all summer so about 10 days ago we completly drained the pool and filled it with fresh water. It was...

I visited old threads last year during pool season and read some old but good posts on using ascorbic acid to remove metal stains from fiberglass...

We just filled our pool (using well water) added the chemicals as directed and the water turned horribly brown. Is there a quick/cheap fix for this...

Hi, I tried a search first for past posts on the topic but for some reason can't make that work. So my question is - I have a Nature 2 Express...

help! i got an 18x48 ag intex pool and ever since the night i filled it up, my water has been rust color. i have tried the sock over the return...

I know you guys are working on coming up with a solution for those of us with super bad well water so I thought I'd post what I did this time around....

can not get straight answer from our pool chemical supply store. At first they told us our major chemical unbalance was due to metals, copper, being...

Had my inground liner pool for 20 years, pool was fine yesterday, came home today, water is brown.... I tried to read through some of the posts, some...

We started out the season good when opening the pool. Shortly after opening we dealt with phosphates in the pool. After clearing that we added...

Hi new to this but have been fighting stains forever. I have had my well water tested and have received no indications I have metal in the water. Now...

Could you recommend a product I can purchase to remove stains on the vinyl liner?

Hello, new to this site and new to being a pool owner. i have a 12' round by 36" deep above ground pool and we decided to go with a saltwater...

Our pool is very old, over thirty years. It’s an above ground, 30,000 gallon, vinyl lining pool. Usually we just take our water into Ace Hardware, or...

Used a copper algaecide about 3 weeks ago, my copper level is .5 according to a pool store computer. Kid behind the counter said that since I'd used...