Green, Cloudy, Dirty, I got it all in my salt water pool?

I'm thinking that maybe my reagent #3, has gone bad then? Even though it's a brand new test kit when I got it home the r#3 had some crusty junk on the outside of the bottle? maybe it had a air leak and went bad? because every time I add R#3, the color gets lighter? I have got the ph down to 7.2-7.4,

Fc= 12-15 right now i guess I can't trust the Tc and CC reading right now? I'll try to run down to Leslie's see if they are still open and have them do a sample and see what they get for reading's then I'll tell them about my test kit? :)

Thank You again Guys and Gals...


Alx

Well sure enough I got a bad r#3 they replaced it, re-tested a water sample for me, they actually say that my cya is only 30ppm not 80, so Lillie's says that I need some conditioner? Is there any thing I can get that would be cheaper then the $41.00 Leslie's charges for conditioner? they say I need to use 3/4 of the barrel?

How much and what is Clarifier? The kid there said that if the pool doesn't clear in a couple of days to get some clarifier?

I was good I didn't get any of this stuff.. I wanted to check with the forum first?

Today this is what I did, tested water twice plus once at Leslie's it seems to be holding study for now.. It is still green and still not clear?

I vacuumed the pool manually again, cleaned my salt cell.

I really want to just jump in, but I'm afraid I'll get some weird illness and die?

POPP! I keep telling my self!

Alx

POP, POP, POP. There are no "magic bullets" from the pool store.

It's certainly your call but adding bottles of "super duper whatever" only gets you off track from your process.

That said, if you feel you have waaay too much money, it will relieve you of that feeling.

You don't need more conditioner (CYA, stabilizer, same things). And stay away from the clarifier, like Dave said--be patient, keep your Cl up, and your filter running!!


Janet

I would not trust leslie's CYA testing....there was another thread on here where it was shown that they (most likely) are testing it wrong!
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showpos...2&postcount=27
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showpos...6&postcount=29

Just re-tested all, with my new r#003.

FC=10ppm
TC=10ppm
so TC-FC=CC, 10-10=0.0
CC=0ppm
PH=7.0 is this ok for a salt pool?
CYA=50ppm

TA=150ppm
CH=250ppm

I Cleaned My Salt Cell as per MR, from the link you gave me. Dumped the barrel in the pool as recommended, but that's probably why the drop to 7.0PH from 7.2PH. Any way the cell doesn't say "Inspect cell" any more now it says "high Salt". So I guess I need a Salt testing kit?

Do I want to add more Bleach and get my FC back up to 12-15ppm?

but other then that no real change yet, It's still cloudy and green, I can see to the bottom in the deep end but not good? The Shallow end is a lot better.

Alx

With the FC so high I don't know how it could be but there are small creature's living in the water? I think they are a small bugs but they were darting around like fish? 2 or 3 of them around the light at night?

1/2 inch long with Little wings they use like fins in the water? do I need to drain this or will POP be enough?

Keep your FC up until the pool clears. In the meantime get your salt level tested....you might need to drain some water to dilute it. You want about 3200 ppm. The AquaChek White salt strips are fairly accurate. They should be within a few hundered ppm of you actual salt level.

Actually this afternoon the pool was clear? I vacuumed and brushed and now it's a little hard to see the bottom in the deep end clearly, but you can see it. The shallow end and the spa look clear?

FC=12.5-15ppm
TC=12.5-15ppm
CC=0.0

PH=7.2

In the light there are lots of little white specs in the water I'm guessing salt, outside of the occasional bleached white piece off grass that's all there is in the water.

I still have to get a salt test kit, or strips.

How high of a FC reading is safe to swim in? The kids are starting to ask? B:-) I guess I'm on the right track.

Thank You So Much Everyone, but especially you Waterbear, you practically held my hand the whole way.

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Originally Posted by alexhearn@alx1.com

Actually this afternoon the pool was clear? I vacuumed and brushed and now it's a little hard to see the bottom in the deep end clearly, but you can see it. The shallow end and the spa look clear?

FC=12.5-15ppm
TC=12.5-15ppm
CC=0.0

PH=7.2

In the light there are lots of little white specs in the water I'm guessing salt, outside of the occasional bleached white piece off grass that's all there is in the water.
Salt, calcium or dead algae most likely
I still have to get a salt test kit, or strips.
very important
How high of a FC reading is safe to swim in? The kids are starting to ask? B:-) I guess I'm on the right track.
Let it drop to about 10 ppm
Thank You So Much Everyone, but especially you Waterbear, you practically held my hand the whole way.

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my pleasure!:)