hahaha i wasnt going to do it, just figured id mention it. billy mays would say it worked though {he was the infomercial guy with the weird beard}

good to know about the sand thing, im going to tell my friend today after he gets out of work that he didnt need to do it. im also going to link him to the forum, save him a few bux and help him out.

right now im just keeping the ph and chl up. i brushed the pool and some grime and debris floated up a few times. not as much as i expected though. im going to vacuum next time instead of brushing. see if i can get some of the gunk up. i have a vacuum that goes through a hose directly into the skimmer. i guess ill backwash afterwards if the psi gets too high.

after i do this ill add a bit of DE to my filter to try to help it out with the smaller stuff.

sun, borax, bleach....these are my tools for now.

now that i think about it, it was pretty entertaining paying for all of this stuff. i know the lady ringing me up wanted to ask what the heck i was up too. but she didnt. i think im going to say that i have realllllly dirty clothes