Quote Originally Posted by chuck9997 View Post
very similar situation as myself.. thanks for responding. Do you mind telling me how it finally worked out? I am algae free and am letting the FC drift down a little. I have always been the kind of pool owner who ran the FC a little higher than needed.. probably just a mind game I play with myself. I am running the pump all the time.. have a skimmer sock in place and a little DE in the sand filter.

I really think the pool is clearing.. but its soooooo slow. did you use anything other than filtration? Any skimmer socks, DE, clarifiers?.. etc??
Hi Chuck- I am crystal clear after 3 weeks of patiently following the this BBB protocol everyone is recommending to you. As you progress (stay the course) you will notice your pool slowly clearing until you are crystal clear. I now keep my stabilizer (Cyan) at ~40PPM, my FC at 6-8 PPM (once pool is fully clear), and then shock (20ppm) generally on Sunday night every other week or weekly, especially after heavy use. My pH hangs around 7.6-7.8 and I hit my pool with a half box of borax when my pH drops below 7.4. I like to run my pH on the higher side and have found that my pool seems to like it there as well. I don't use polyquat anymore, don't seem to need it, just bleach. Tons of great advice on this site, you"ll get there even though you think you won't. Oh yeah, I also used about 1/3 cup (based on an 8oz cup size) of DE in my sand filter, which helps clear the cloudiness, and I use the filter socks over my filter basket. That's it, good luck to you!