White Water Fungus among us!!

[PoolDoc]

Moved post, so you *can* respond! Sorry.

[Ohio Canoe]

Pool Doc and Aylad,

I ordered the K-2006C and should have it by mid next week, but was not able to get the Walmart tester for the short term. I did take my water into my local pool store tonight to have it tested (they use the old fashion dropper method) and here are the results they gave me today:

Cyanuric- 50
Chlorine- .5
PH- 7.1
Alkalinity- 70
Calcium- 170

The store's recommendation for chemicals:

-15lbs of Alkalinity Plus
-5lbs of Calcium Plus
-4lbs of Ph increaser

Pool Doc, is the 12 gallons of bleach that you suggested to shock and kill the white water fungus? If so, do I dump it in all at once?

Again, I currently have the Pool Frog system, with the mineral pack for sanitation and a dial type chlorine system. I would prefer to stay with this chlorine dispenser setup till next Pool season since I still have chlorine backpacs for it, but I would like to switch as much of it as I can to the BBB method, if it is still possible. Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks!!!

[PoolDoc]

Don't add ANY of those chemicals! You can continue with the trichlor packs -- in fact, turn them to full.

And, yes the 12 gallons is to kill the goo. Add 3 tonight, in this sequence:

1. Turn the Pool Frog completely off.
2. Make sure the pump is on high.
3. Add the bleach via the skimmer.
4. Leave the pump on high for the night.
5. 15 minutes after adding the bleach, open the Frog units completely.
6. Test chlorine and pH in the AM, and then retest tomorrow PM.
7. Brush and clean every part of your pool tomorrow PM.
8. Add 9 gallons tomorrow PM, following the same sequence as before.
9. Test again.
10. Continue to maintain chlorine levels ABOVE 10 ppm, and pH levels below 7.2 until all trace of the goo is gone.

[Ohio Canoe]

Do I leave my ladder in the pool after I scrub it so that it can bathe in the 9 gallons of bleach and high chlorine? What about my solar cover,pool toys,floats? Thanks

[aylad]

I would leave all the toys, floats, etc. in the pool, so that any remaining stuff on them is also killed. They may lighten in color a little, but I'd rather have them lighter than contaminated!

Janet

[Ohio Canoe]

Notice while sweeping that my cartridge filter must have a tear in it and is letting some debris thru. Do I put in my new filter that I have as a backup in before the fungus is gone or after?is it better to expose the we filter to it but catch the now debris possible or to stay with the defective one and let some debris pass thru?

When it rains,it pours!!

[PoolDoc]

Definitely, filter.

If you add chlorine via the skimmer (no mineral cartridge or tabs in place!!), it will keep the cartridge clean.