Hello all,
First I must say thanks for providing such an informative forum. I have read through much of the site and believe I FINALLY have a decent understanding of my pool issues. For the last year or so, I have been battling a persistent algae issue. I haven't ever let it get completely out of control but have spent a ton of unnecessary money at the pools stores by buying into the phosphate removal pitch. I have also purchased the green to clean products which do a good job initially. Every time the algae reappears within a few days. Very frustrating!
I had my water tested and found that my CYA is 150! I dug through the wealth of information here and found that my chlorine wouldn't be effective unless it was between 8-15ppm. So, I stopped using my chlorine pucks and granular chlorine and purchased some bleach to super chlorinate. I ordered the Taylor k-2006 test kit which arrived today. Here are my results:
FC = 19.5
CC = 0
PH = 7.6
ALK = 100
CYA = 100+
My pool is 35k gallons.
I guess my two options are to keep my chlorine between 8-15 or drain my pool and refill. The strange thing is that I still have a little bit of algae in my pool on the walls and floor. Not sure why?! If I use bleach only, not the pucks/granular chlorine, through the winter is there a chance that I can get my CYA to a reasonable level? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brian from Dallas, Texas
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