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

A large number of white stains have accumulated on the bottom of our pool over its nearly 20 year life span. Since the plaster is dark blue these are...

i have brown stains scattered over the bottom and sides of the pool. most likely iron stains. (i have posted this in my previous posted under Using...

I had my roof replaced last year prior and several nails ended up in my pool that I didn't discover until opening this year. Fortunately there were...

My kind of unique wood frame pool (built myself from some old landscape timbers!) is barely a year old and when I opened it this year only the deep...

Our pool has a Nature 2 unit installed, which I've been wanting to remove for a while now. After looking at old threads, I'm still uncertain how to...

The liner is going in our new inground pool. we have to fill it with well water (only thing available). I had it tested for metals at a local dealer...

I have a vinyl 25,000 gallon oval inground pool in Pensacola, FL. In the deep end side wall, I have an irregular shaped 1' X 3' grayish-colored...

I had a problem with high CH a few weeks ago and while testing discovered some floating particles in my CH test results. I also had a few brown...

Pool: In ground, gunite, white plaster, salt system. I've had a 'sand' problem ever since the pool's first year, about 3 seasons ago. A brown...

My wife directed my gardener to broadcast Ironite (a brand of granular fertilizer with, you guessed it, iron in it) in the flower beds in the...

.3 FC 7.6 80 TA liner pool indoors :) in use 8 months+ Further down the SWG path..... can someone help me understand / explain, that if I...

I have an inground plaster pool that is about 10 months. I have some dark staining on the bottom of the pool. It seems to be in the deeper end...

Hi, I have a autopilot total control system (the kind with the acid tank). My pool builder has given me lots of problems so I really don't trust...

I put a vit C tablet on this rusty looking stain. After the tablet dissolved, it left a charcoal colored stain. Perhaps I left it on too long. ...

Was just doing a quick search on the internet and stumbled on to this forum. Looks like a great resource!! Anyway, we just had about 15 or 20 new...

We have a 5 month IGP (I am newbe) and we had a mustard algae issue about 1 month ago because I slacked on the chlorine. I shocked, brushed and...

The surprise is we cleaned the pool with a net 24 hours ago. Can acorns really stain the fast? My ph is high and clorine is low, can that add to the...

For a few months now I have been fighting a losing battle with stains in the shady side of the pool. The stains simply do not brush off and they...

After I did the ascorbic acid and the seqestering agent my pool looked great. I slowly raised the chlorine level with bleach and a couple of pucks in...

I have a 22k gallon gunite pool with a SWC. Within the last month, a yellow tint has appeared at the bottom of the deep end. It is only in the deep...

16x32 vinyl pool, 16,400 gallons. Current Alex readings: (waiting on Ben's kit to arrive) CYA 151 FC 8.3 pH 7.5 TA 145 Total Hardness...

Hi. After having low alkalinity and low PH for quite awhile, we fixed the alkalinity problem and have got the ph to normal levels. However, after...

I am required to keep 12ppm of a metal sequestrant for salt pools during the first year in order to maintain my warranty. I did pick-up a quart from...

I have a IG SWG pool (4 weeks old) and I have noticed that the screws around the lights and some of the returns are starting to rust. I thought they...

We just got a new shipment of Nature 2 spa cartridges in and I noticed the packaging was different and had a 2006 copyright on it so I opened one and...

I purchased a pool that has black stains on the vinyl liner way ABOVE the water line. I know that these stains have been there for years. I have...

Ok, this is really strange. I have been useing BBB for 2 years now with great results! All of my readings are just fine, but the last few times I...

I have chlorine based indoor pool that is a liner type pool. Is rust an issue in salt pools ? The liner company say it is not a problem, is...