Issues w/ stains, from iron, copper, & other metals & with copper-based products: Nature2, Vision, Frog, Ionizers, skimmer pills, Pristine Blue, Chlor-Free & . . . ?
This was posted by PoolDoc in another thread this morning. It is concise and simple. A more thorough guide for dealing with metals in a pool is in...
____________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains Stain removal with ascorbic acid Bucket test for the presence...
___________________________________________ 10 Basic Facts about Pool Stains ___________________________________________ 1. Most pool stains...
New liner in 22000 in ground pool. Filled with well water. Now green-brown. Would like ti REMOVE iron if possible. No other water source available.
I have a 25K gal plaster pool which was painted 2 summers ago. In doing our opening this became victim to a stain which is covering about 85% of the...
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....
Hello all! My family has moved to a home with an in-ground, vinyl lined pool. We live in the upper midwest, and our pool is open from mid-May until...
Has anybody ever used the Nature 2 system? At some point every year I have developed a black algae problem which, as most know, is very tough to get...
Hi, I opened our pool a few weeks ago. It was a fairly easy open and the water was sparkling clear within a day or two (and still is). However I...
Hello, I think that I finally figured out that I have a metal stain in the pool. I took one little Vitamin C and droped it on the stain, in...
Hi all, I've just opened my 25,000 in ground pool. The first thing I did was shock it and add some algaecide to clear it up. Testing my water this...
How can I get rid of copper and iron in my water?? I have been to the pool store and they had me put in Pool Magent 3 times within the last 3 weeks...
I recently added 2 qts. of metal out to my 27,000 gal. pool. It cleared up the stains beautifully. Then the water clouded up and turned green so I...
We have a 22k gallon IG gunite pool with a mineral springs SWC. This is the 2nd year of operation. We opened 2 weeks ago and everything went well,...
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...
Began the treatment prescribe on 7/14 - FC=0, PH=7.0, TA = 80 CYA = 45. -- Used 20 oz of polyquat on 7/12 as FC dropping below minimum on Best...
I posted in another section before I saw this one, so forgive me for the double-post. First, I want to let you all know how much you've all taught...
Hi Marie. I actually found a way to remove iron - really remove it. No more chemicals!!! We took a 5-gal bucket (Fresh Step kitty litter,...
I'm trying to start the season out right as opposed to asking the forum after I've made a mess of things. Background: Historically, I've had a...
Hello all. I have a 33' above ground pool that had a really bad algae problem. We use Pristine Blue so the pool ppl said to drain it so we did. ...
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 an 8 month old gunite pool in Oklahoma. It is 15,000 gallons and is not heated. I have an ozone chlorinator. I am battling brownish stains...
The chemical dictionaries define these as follows: Sequestration --The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added...
I've been using Jack's Magic Purple Stuff successfully for several years to prevent metal staining in my salt water pool (I use a SWCG for...
hi, my pool is not green anymore and I have the metal stain under control. See my post "green water" but Now we have a cloudy deep end. You can...
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...
I contacted them for free samples, or perform a test on a pool and document it. I was trying to contact Ben regarding this or someone that may guide...
Hi All My pool was opened 6 days ago. Water was down three plus feet. so I filled it with town municipal water (known to be high in metals). The...
Hi, I have a 16 X 32 AG vinyl Doughboy. Last winter I closed with shock & Polyquat. This spring I opened to pea soup. Once I got the water...
I have a quick silly question, that I couldn't find the answer to when searching the Forum. Does sequestered iron (which if I understood Chem Geek...
Help please... Marie, I wish I knew your number...and I'm sure you're glad right now that i don't have it..;) Anyway, I put my pump on...
The other experts have already read about my plight.....but i'm at the breaking point in trying to figure out why the pool after 12 days is still...
I purchased an 15' by 48" (4400 gallons) Intex metal frame pool this year and filled it up with well water. It looked ok at first but once it got...
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