cloudy blue water

[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

[nexxceleb]

Thanks will do

[nexxceleb]

So finally my pool is Crystal clear. I can see the bottom perfectly so thanks for your help with that. The water is nice and blue. However, there is a bunch of sand at the bottom. I put my robot in and it picks up nothing. I tried vacuuming it but its not picking up. When you touch it with something it just moves around in the water. I tried brushing it but it made the pool cloudy again for a few days then when it cleared, it was still there. What to do?

[danacc]

Good job on clearing it up!

The behavior of the sediment in your pool doesn't sound like sand. Are you sure that's what it is? Check your free chlorine level in the evening, and then again early morning. Is it dropping or is it stable? Go ahead and check CC, too.

[nexxceleb]

I would check it tonight. What else could it be?

[danacc]

There are lots of things it could be. I'm thinking it may be dead algae. One thing I learned here is to keep it at shock level until all 3 of these conditions are met:
- the water is crystal clear (you have a checkmark on this one)
- the free chlorine (FC) does not drop by more than 1 ppm overnight. This must be tested around dusk and then dawn because UV from the sun will cause FC loss.
- the combined chlorine (CC) is less than 0.5

And then, shock one more day just to be sure

If you already meet these criteria, then the cloudiness is caused by something that's not organic and isn't oxidizing.