Forum: Pool Chemicals & Pool Water Problems

We have a Buster Crabbe pool (rectangle 16 x 32) and use all Bioguard products. For several years we have not been registering any free chlorine. ...

I added 12 oz of yellowtrine to my 27000 gal pool to get rid of mustard algae. A week later still no chlorine readings and ive added 10 pounds of Cal...

it got really hot, then very cold here and I didn't adjust my inline cl feeder, and as a result, my cl went very high. I have a whitish liner with...

Here is my long story...... My pool water is like a yellow-colored solution -- it actually looks like lemon-lime gatorade! About a week ago my water...

Pulled off my solar cover today after it being on for about five days. Found out boyfriend (who is very new to the pool thing) somehow thought he was...

Good morning all, my pool pump went out a couple weeks ago before i had a chance to put chemicals in and circulate to close. i thought I would wait...

Will bleach affect my pool warranty? Pool is green!!!

Numbers from yesterday: FC 1.5 CC 0 pH 7.8 TA 125 CH 175 CYA <30 (dot disappears right before the top of the tube) Water temp: 80 Will...

Just this quick question. The reason for asking is that I have in the past dropped muriatic acid on my concrete and it leaves nasty little holes...

I have a 15000 gallon inground, completely screened in. It is about six months old. I check the water chemistry twice a week and everything has...

I've procured MA from many different sources - Ace Hardware, Leslie's, Patio Pools, etc, and it is only the Leslie's brand that I find being a strong...

Hello, I'm new to this forum and a new pool owner. I recently decided to go the BBB method. I was using a pool service(it came with the pool). ...

I'm not sure what it is and exactly how to attack it! Does anyone have any suggestions on what this might be? Thanks!

It seems after using the floats, etc., white water mold begins to appear. Should I clean the floats first and how do I get rid of the water mold? I...

I have a 5000G Endless Pool (see www.endlesspools.com) that's one year old. It is partially in ground and has a vinyl liner. It has closed channels...

Hi I'm at a loss of what to do with my pool. We opened it up last weekend after buying a new pump and things were moving along and the green...

We repainted our old in-ground pool (fiberglass sides and concrete bowl) with chlorinated rubber which we've used on all previous paintings. Paint...

I have a salt water pool system that includes a hot tub. I have white gunk in the bottom of the hot tub. I sucked it up with a small vacum and it...

We have been trying to get a white gritty type film off of our bottom for about a month now. We have a above ground 24' pool and just got a new...

Hello!! I have a white bubbly residue on my pools surface and so i took the water to get tested. Hopefully I can provide enough info so that the...

I vacuumed my pool yesterday after having been away for the past five days. There was a whitish residue on the floor of the pool that was easily...

Hello, I am a new pool owner and have had a great experience with it so far, due to this sites great information. I have a "Starter" Aqua...

My Test results: FAC - 3 TAC - 3 Salt - 4500 (High) - fixing this Calcium Hardness - 140 (low) adding the recommend amount slowly and retesting...

Well i put in a algaecide last weekend didn't read carefully and put in a little too much a day later the white film / residue appeared then i...

My water had a white cloudy(hazy) color. I could see to the bottom but it wasn't clear. Just to put it in perspective, the 4th rung of the ladder...

Hi I stupidly added calcium increaser shortly after I had added baking soda (to increase alkalinity) and also PH minus to lower my PH. I believe...

I have been battling a white build up just above the water line on our tiles. I aso noticed today in one area a solid white hard substance forming...

I had a pool party for my daughter and there was a whipped cream eatting contest that turned into a food fight (like a pie eating one but no pie)....

I've moved to a house with a marginally well taken care of pool, and it's my first pool so I've been getting it and myself up to speed over the past...