Hi Watermom,

I started the test process tonight. After adding/mixing the 1/2 cup of bleach to both test buckets and waiting 15 minutes, the water color in the white 5-gallon buckets of both the hose water (used to fill pool) and the actual pool water both have a similar slight green tint to them. There were no green colored items in the nearby area where I am conducting the tests to give the green tint to the water. Please note that both water samples seemed to have a slight green tint even before adding the bleach, however, i could not tell if the greenish tint got stronger or not after adding the bleach. It is a very faint tint, so it is difficult to compare/contrast.

I will report back again tomorrow night after 24 hours. I just added the 1/3 cup of Borax to each and mixed it in. It was difficult to get it to completely dissolve in the hose water because it was cold.

Kevin