cloudy blue water

[nexxceleb]

Thanks for the advice. I am not sure what kind of liner but I know its not the thickest. I was thinking about buying a clarifier. Will that work? I only have powder shock and chlorine tablets. If I use the tablets and not the shock since you said might make it worse, woukd that help it? My test for cya goes to 300 so it should really be at 100. If so, would the water changes still work?

[Watermom]

You don't want to use the tabs since it will cause your CYA to rise. What kind of test kit do you have that will test CYA up to 300? We have never seen that before.

[nexxceleb]

The strips

[Watermom]

Test strips give lousy readings especially on CYA levels. You cannot assume that your CYA is 100. You need to get a good kit.

[nexxceleb]

I got a liquid test but it didn't test for cya. Ill buy the other one and hopefully it comes in the mail soon. Thanks for your help. Ill post results when the test comes

[nexxceleb]

So, its been 9 days and still extremely cloudy. The robot has been picking up chemicals and now lots of sand. I decided to open the filter and see if there was any dissolved chemicals that the filter couldn't handle. When we opened it, it was filled with water with a white layer over the sand. Once we got past that, the sand looks exactly like what the robot is picking up. Is this normal? I would post pics but it doesnt allow me.

[topher]

my pool went from a green swamp (matched my grass) to a crystal clear pool in less than a week. I used nothing but liquid chlorine. I kept my chlorine at the the shock level using bens best guess chart. (as well as I could) and kept my filter running 24/7. you can do it. just follow the instructions.
i had to put in over 50ltrs. of 12% sodium hypoclorite (not sure how many gallons that is). and backwashed almost every day as my filter was picking up LOTS of dead algae due to the vacumming and constant filtration. I would post before and after pics, but I cant attach pics yet
just follow the instruction watermom has been giving you and your pool will sparkle in no time!

-cheers
topher