Cloudy.. impatient

[chuck9997]

Raised the water level.. and vacuumed to waste Saturday morning. We actually enjoyed the pool Saturday afternoon. The pool is still cloudy. I can see the bottom pretty good.. and it is better than it was two weeks ago. All readings are in normal range (as posted above). Still using skimmer socks.

I will watch it for a few days and see if the water clears anymore. Seems I read somewhere that someone added POLYQUAT 60.. and it cleared the water. In fact .. I think I may have done that one year.. not sure. I thought PQ was a preventative?? Would it clear the water?

[BigDave]

CarlD recommend polyquat to you in this thread and I asked if you'd considered it. You've probably read about it elsewhere as well.

Polyquat is an algecide but works best to prevent rather that kill algae. Polyquat also can act as a clarifier and should help clear the water. Keep a close watch of your FC if you do decide to use polyquat. As Watermom pointed out: the polyquat will create a chlorine demand and you don't want to start another algae bloom.

[chuck9997]

CarlD recommend polyquat to you in this thread and I asked if you'd considered it. You've probably read about it elsewhere as well.

Polyquat is an algecide but works best to prevent rather that kill algae. Polyquat also can act as a clarifier and should help clear the water. Keep a close watch of your FC if you do decide to use polyquat. As Watermom pointed out: the polyquat will create a chlorine demand and you don't want to start another algae bloom.

OK.. thanks for all the help so far.. just updating. Water is clean.. but still cloudy. All readings have been remaining normal and steady.
I have found PLOYQUAT 60.. and bought a quart. If someone reads this tonight.. please let me know how much I need to add. (24ft round AG pool - approx 14000 gal, give or take) Meanwhile I will doa little searching. I suppose I should add POLYQ in front of the return?

[Watermom]

It's been a long time since I've used any polyquat so I had to look up the dosing information. What does it say on the label? I believe, unless it has changed, that the dosing is 9 oz. per 10,000 gallons of water. Please look at the label and see if that is correct and let me know. And yes, you can add it in front of the return. You also might want to put your filter on recirculate for awhile so it doesn't filter out so fast.

[chuck9997]

It's been a long time since I've used any polyquat so I had to look up the dosing information. What does it say on the label? I believe, unless it has changed, that the dosing is 9 oz. per 10,000 gallons of water. Please look at the label and see if that is correct and let me know. And yes, you can add it in front of the return. You also might want to put your filter on recirculate for awhile so it doesn't filter out so fast.

exactly right Watermom! I found it on here as well. the label also says about the same thing (depending on before or after algae dosage). I added 14 ounces in front of the return and set the filter to circulate. I'll check FC in the morning and bump it up some.

[Watermom]

Good deal.

[chuck9997]

Last night, just before adding POLY-Q, I poured in enough 6% bleach to bring FC level to about 9. This morning.. checked FC.. it's at 8. So POLY-Q didn't eat too much overnight. I will dose with a little more bleach before going to work.. just to make sure I don't fall too low with the daytime sun.

CLOUDY: I am pretty sure the PQ is doing something.. I ran the pump on recirculate for a few hours (after adding). Been running on "filter" for about 8-9 hours. The water is clearer than last night. I am hoping for more improvement when I get home from work tonight. Maybe we can close this thread,.. finally. I will let you know.

(by the way.. had to buy POLY-Q at pool store.. $23 for a quart)