Yellowish dirt

[Charlie_R]

Not necessarily. Usually, whatever you had for CYA will be close to what you have now. It doesn't drop on it's own. You can get more reagent from Amazon, or go directly to Taylor website and order it. The Walmart HTH kit is a rebranded Taylor kit. The reagent you want is R-0013. Best to get the 2oz bottles.

If you know your CYA level, you can use the Best guess chart to determine your ideal FC level.

There is a way to use the OTO kit for measuring higher than 5 on your chlorine, but I don't have the link handy for those instructions. Be aware also that this method isn't that accurate, but is better than "guess strips".

Now you know why the Mods here are always pushing the Taylor K-2006 kit. You would be money ahead to purchase it, through the links from any of the mod's signatures.

[Watermom]

Here is the dilution method that Charlie was referring to:

Testing Without a Good Kit

[Barry J]

Quote: "Can you touch it? If you can touch it, try to pinch some between your fingers and look at it out of the pool. Does it feel like sand or is it of a more fine consistency than sand?
If you can't touch it, does it seem to disappear when you try? Are your walls or floor slick or slimy to the touch?
Is your water clear or other"

I went in today, I cannot pinch it, seems to disolve, so not sand, it's yellowish, so I'm thinking algae, walls and floor not slimy.
I got some shock and stabilizer. I figured vaccuming, then dumping a gal of shock in and some stabilzer and letting it run for 24 hours
any suggestions
Barry

[jwhouse]

Now is when all your test numbers come into play which is why everyone keeps asking for them. If it is indeed algae, especially mustard algae, we will definitely need to know what your FC, CC, PH, TA, CH and CYA levels are before proceeding. Maintaining the proper chemestry during the high chlorine levels that will be required to kill it is important so we will need them for this purpose and to know exactly how high the chlorine will need to be.
Please report those to us and then we can formulate a plan to help you get it cleared up.