Fighting mustard algae, too

[southside]

wOw..."bleach baths," who knew?

As far as the stabilizer goes, that's one thing I don't have the capability to measure! The pH comparator that came with my Taylor kit has CYA on the opposite side, but I have no instructions on how to test nor do I have the drops. Now I'm thinking I should obtain them? Do you know what supplies I would need?

Thanks for the registration upgrade, too

[PoolDoc]

Your options are all listed on the test kit info page --

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?14994

[southside]

Great page! Looks like it's the K-1721 for me; I will definitely purchase it for next year.

Unfortunately, I really think my pool is "toast" for the rest of the season. I'm stirring and wiping and filtering, and still have (slightly) cloudy water with dabs of algae here and there. It has significantly cleared up, but with all that chlorine in the mix I can hardly believe that any algae is hanging around. Chlorine only went down to 45ppm since yesterday. Maybe I have way too much stabilizer in the water? I'm just really tired and I miss floating in my pool and watching the clouds go by - lol

We'll see what happens by Monday or Tuesday. If things don't change, I'm going to make a tarp out of it! Thanks for all the help though, I really appreciate it.

[PoolDoc]

It's just 1800 gallons -- drain it, wash it down, get a Unicel cartridge, and start over!

[southside]

Well, "just 1800 gallons" kinda bothers me when we are under a watering ban! I could justify it this way, though: A balanced, sparkling clean pool saves many showers & baths! lol Must have slept good last night, because I have a renewed zeal to help my little pool. As I looked around for some kind of brush to use, I noticed the nice brushes on the vacuum head and voila! - I am brushing every hour right after I rinse and replace the sad little "Pleatco" cartridge. That's the program for now ... at least until I have a Unicel. (Which, I'm guessing is the Cadillac of filters? Here I thought I was using the best - dang!)

[PoolDoc]

Which, I'm guessing is the Cadillac of filters? Here I thought I was using the best - dang!

Well, yes, it's VERY much like a Cadillac: the marketing is much better than the product!

If you can't refill, that's fine -- I haven't been tracking weather US-wide, and was just assuming that the drought had broken throughout the east. After a terribly hot and dry July, we've had one of the wettest August's ever - and this morning, it was 60 degrees, which is NOT a temperature I've grown up associating with August in Chattanooga!

Still, you might call your water company, and see if a pool drain and refill is allowed . . . and you can always drain it slowly onto your grass or flowers!