The Algae Wars Continue - - -

[aylad]

LOL, all algae eats chlorine I suspect you're just not getting the chlorine levels high enough and not sustaining them. Post up your CYA level when you get a chance and we'll see.

[tenndoc]

At Last - - - (with respects to Etta James of course!)

FC 18.5!
CC .5
pH 7.8
TA 110
CH 120
CYA 20

To get FC to this level I added another 8.04 gals of bleach last night around mid-night. Finally something like I would expect!

And I have to go along with you aylad, I haven't had the FC levels high enough to really do the job.

Thoughts and/or ideas on my next plan of attack?

I'm really looking forward to getting the cover on it this year I'm sad to say.

Thanks -

doc

[tenndoc]

And so it Goes - - -

Today at 1:00 p this was my results -

FC 13.5
CC 1
pH 7.4
TA 100
CH 110

Tonight after work (about mid-night) I'll add another 5+ gal of bleach. http://www.poolcalculator.com/ advises to add a box and 1/2 of borax to take the pH back to 7.8.

The pool looks a lot better! It's still cloudy but at least it's not green! There is still algae laying on the bottom I'm working to get out.

And so it goes -

Thanks -

doc

[tenndoc]

Second Verse Same As the First (Almost) -

Today @ 10:40 a -

pH 7.4
FC 16
CC 0
TA 90
CH 120

Cloudiness is getting better! Tonight I'll add another 4.26 gal of bleach and 3 boxes of borax. That should keep the FC in the `shock range` and bring the pH back up to 7.8 or there abouts.

I'd appreciate it is someone would holler back if those are not the correct steps to take -

Thanks -

doc

[aylad]

You're doing fine--now it's just a matter of maintaining that shock level over 12-15 ppm until you're no longer losing chlorine overnight. Keep the filter running as much as possible, preferably 24/7, to clear out the dead algae that's causing the cloudiness. Watch your pressure, and backwash the filter when it gets to 6-8 psi over "clean". If you don't notice your filter pressure rising, then you might try the DE trick that my co-mods use on their sand filters, where you put a cupful of DE in through the skimmer (just enough to raise your filter pressure by 1 psi) to help coat the sand and help it filter out smaller particles. You've got the right idea--now it's just going to take some persistence, some time, and some bleach

[tenndoc]

Thanks aylad,

Good to know I'm on the right track!

As I've discussed in another thread, I've been having trouble with my system not drawing as it should. I may have found part of the problem today. It's drawing some better for now.

I really appreciate your words of encouragement. From all I've read here I thought things were going as they should but its nice to have some conformation.

Thanks -

doc

[tenndoc]

I am happy to say "These wars are almost complete!"

pH yesterday 7.4 today 7.4
FC yesterday 15.5 today 15.5
CC " 0 " 0
TA " 100 " 100
CH " 150 " 150
CYA " 25 " Not Ck'd

Are there suggestions as to where to take the numbers for closing? I still have a very little bit of algae laying around on the bottom so I'll get all it out before closing.

Thanks -

You folks have been great!

doc