Hi all! It's been a long time but I see you're still here helping us Intex & well water users! Thank you for that!
I want you to know the first thing I did in preparation for this summer was ORDER MY TAYLOR K-2006 TEST KIT! I couldn't come back here and face y'all with out doing that!

I also ordered a metal pre-filter (iron & maganese) thinking that would solve all my well water problems, hubby hooked it up to a second filter so by the time the water hits the pool it's being filtered 3 times!.. I still got BROWN swamp water. So I sneaked back here in the dead of night and read post after post and decided to try the white tube sock method again, this time a little differently. THREE SOCKS & TWO SHOP TOWELS on the end of the return hose secured to the ladder, running the pump 24/7. The first time I squeezed the sock filter I KNEW this was the answer for me! I took note that the Intex paper filter was barely "off white", while the homemade sock filter was near black in the middle, telling me that the paper filters definitely aren't filtering whatever's in our water. I also think placing the sock filter so the water has to travel downward thru the sock helped the extraction process. Note: this isn't a quick method, but it sure is a CHEAP method for a small 15ft pool! Initially, it took 5 days to take the entire pool from mud brown to Carribean blue, (I learned patience from this forum) but once done it only takes about 18 hours to completely filter new fill water. When needed I add water in the evening, put the sock filter on and by morning it's a slight green tint, by noon it's clear/blue. Not bad, I rarely add metal sequestriant and what I save in buying chemicals I figure I can afford to run the pump overnight occasionally. I was pleasantly shocked when adding ascorbic acid to the rinse bucket turned the socks & towels white again in less than 30 seconds so I can reuse them over and over.

Anyway, I just wanted to stop in and say thanks again for all you do and for making our summer a FANTASTIC one in our little pool!