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

Hi, I have recently fought back some algea and now my pool has some new rust-like stains. The pool also has some stains from metal coins that the...

My water tested low for PH at the pool store, the guy told me to add Metal Free before adding the soda ash because I have a heater and there will be...

I've tried the test kit from Jack's Magic, and it did not definitively remove the scale. The scale just appeared over the winter in my mesh covered...

Hi, Thanks to all that contributed the help on clearing the cloud in my pool. Now I have a staining issue. I am afraid to try the absorbic...

Hi All, We have a 15' x 48" Intex metal frame pool and horrible water (metals). I have found some after market DE and sand filters on-line that...

New pool owner here. I posted a few days about our yucky brown water (well water in New Hampshire). Thanks to this forum I was directed to this...

We filled our above ground pool with well water, shocked it and now the water is brown. Visited our local pool shop and they recommended a product...

Hi all, I'm sure this question has been asked and answered a hundred times, but as a new user, I can't search the forum yet, so I'll post it here....

Opened my pond...opps I mean pool and got it from green to clear with your help. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now i have yellowish stains on my...

I'm in the process of the Ascorbic Acid stain removal. I have well water, 25K gal 30 yr old gunite pool which was drained, acid washed and repainted...

At the deeper end of my pool the liner looks yellowish. The liner is about 6 years old as we replaced it after being here 4 years and it is in good...

Hello - I'm a new pool owner with lots of questions, and a general loyalty to online forums such as this to gather info, rather than relying on...

Ugh tiny pool, tiny filter, no previous experience. High iron in water, turned brown as soon as shock hit it.

In NNJ and this is our 4th year with inground pool 16x34 3-8 feet. This was a new installation Problem 1: Just opened the pool Memorial Day...

I have just purchaced a intex ultra metal frame pool 16x48 and we have well water. Our well has not been tested in a while. Our neighbors have warned...

Well, first off My name is John, I live in Pierre SD. I have never owned a pool other than the blow up small deals for the kids. I am married with 3...

I'm filling my pool with well water and it is an orangey-brown color. It's still filling so I have not put anything in it yet. What should I do?

I apologize that this is long but I wanted to give you the complete history. I have been fighting metal stains/algea for a couple of weeks and need...

OK, I'm a new pool owner. Set pool up on 6/1/2011, had pool filled 29 hours later. Here are the pool stats: Pool Size:33 X 54" so approximately...

I need help. I've been to the pool store twice already and nothing seems to help. We installed a 15' Intext above ground pool last weekend. ...

We have a 16x40 fiberglass pool had it covered for the winter when we opened it color was green it is 5 years old we cleaned it cleared the water but...

Our pool was filled with well water. We shocked it and put a chlorine tablet in the floater today and now it has a rust color to the water.. There...

I've been a silent follower of you all for years - my pool thanks you. I' curious about the best all-around metal remover. I truck in water each...

I put in a 27' UG pool last season and opted for the Pool Frog Mineral System. Seemed ok last year but I feel that not all the proper water levels...

I have a 11-year old fiberglass pool. I’ve periodically had stain issues, and had been successful with them in the past using Jack’s Magic Stain...

I have started using 7% copper on a regular basis to control algae. The label says to use four ounces every two weeks for a 20,000 gallon pool and I...

OK I am past frustrated with the staining of my pool stairs. I started in April balancing the water of my 25000 gallon vinyl inground pool. I...

So, I'm pretty much done with my drama of this thread: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?10880-Stabilizer-Mystery&highlight=mystery ...

i used 5 bottles of mineral magnet am now running sand filter new to all this

I posted a few things last year and this forum really helped me out, I really appreciate all the help last year. I have ran into another problem at...