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    Default Re: Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

    can you use the vitamin c tabs in a pool using the saltwater system?

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    Hi eagles. I don't know anything about saltwater systems. What happened to me as explained in a post I read,

    "The shock obviously oxidized the iron, resulting in rust that turns the water brown. Oxidation reactions can be reversed by reducing the product formed using an acid . . . Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)."

    If a saltwater system utilizes Chlorine or Shock, or a product that oxidizes the iron in your water, it would seem to me that the Vitamin C would reverse the oxidation for you as it did for me. I don't know if the Vitamin C would cause a problem with the salt process.

    My recommendation would be to scoop out a clear container of your pool water and experiment with it rather than adding the Vitamin C to your entire pool. I wish you success. Our water continues to be beautifully clear and we have not added any additional Vitamin C. I'm sure as we add additional water, small doses of Vitamin C will keep the rust color away.

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    Default Re: Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

    thanks for the reply. i did add a bunch of "C" tablets yesterday, and i seemed to think it helped. i went ahead and added a bunch more this morning. i know it is working. that green tint doesn't seem to be there anymore. it looks crystal clear now, or at least close enough for me. LOL

    thanks again.

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    Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear it. We are loving our pool. Enjoy your summer.

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    Default Re: Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

    same to you also! i just got out of the pool. so far i am enjoying it. the next thing i am getting is the sock. well 2 socks.

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    Default Re: Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

    We will be ordering these Slime Bags to replace my husband's white socks - funny, he didn't want them back.
    The Slime Bag Pool Fill Water Filter Bag
    The X-Tra Polishing Pool Vacuuming Filter Bag

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    Default Re: Brown Sludge Well Water - White Socks and Vitamin C is the answer!

    Sorry it took so long to mod this in -- we're very careful about letting people recommend specific products, and this was one I hadn't heard of. After checking out their product website:
    http://www.cleanerpools.net/slimebag.php
    I think it sounds interesting.

    If you purchase one of these, I'd really, really like to hear how it works out. You may want to read the website, to make sure you understand the differences between the two. I wouldn't use the X-tra unit, till 100% of the algae is dead.

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    You mentioned that you used a chemical to make the metal clump...what chemical did you use? I have well water and now it's so brown it's almost black. I also bought a salt water filter from Intex this year hoping it would help. It didn't. I use the saltwater filter to "shock" it...using their "boost" button. That is what turned my water so brown. I'm seeing little brown particles clinging to the walls of my pool....not sure if that's the iron or not. Maybe the chemical you used would make them clump together.

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    Hi Tina. Yes, I know what you mean by "so brown it's almost black", but looking at the pool full of water can be deceiving; it looked so much worse than it was. Yes, it was bad, but not as bad as it looked. A stack of those disposable ZipLoc bowls lets you periodically scoop and compare for progress checks. Just keep them and line them up side by side to see your progress. I stirred the water well with the skimmer pole before I filled my test bowls.

    We added AquaChem's Super Water Clarifier. The label reads, "Combines small particles for easy filter removal." We added it twice, as directed, "1 fl oz per 5000 gallons". The Chlorine/Shock reacts with the iron, causing it to "rust" and turn the water brown. The Clarifier clumped the iron so the filter could catch it easier. I inserted the filter into the sock to catch more and rinsed the filters often. It was amazing how much was caught by the sock/filter. In addition, sock attached to the filter outflow fountain to catch what the filter missed.



    It just looks better every day! This time las Sunday, I too was looking at a pool full of brown sludge. I thought it was wonderful Monday when I posted my first pictures. Look how much better it is today! I took the photo on the right this morning!!! We are thrilled. We have added no additional chemicals or clarifier. No additional Shock. No additional Vitamin C. We just floated a Chlorine Tab in the filter and I only rinse the filter once a day. I still see "rust particles" when I rinse but they are not visible in the pool.

    Last edited by PoolDoc; 06-03-2012 at 06:58 PM. Reason: fix pics => Picasa

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