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    Default Re: Eco-system living in my pool...

    Cleaning up a swamp is takes a lot of time and work, no matter how you do it. Either dichlor (50# bucket from Sams Club . . . ONLY / all other big box stores sell 'diluted' dichlor) or bleach (aka 'liquid chlorine') will work fine. Do NOT use calcium hypochlorite (MUST read chemical labels!!) -- it dissolves slowly and will sit on the bottom and bleach your liner!

    If you use bleach, PLAIN 8.25% Walmart bleach may be your best option. Each gallon will add about 5 ppm of chlorine to your pool. In your current situation, adding 2 gallons every evening will get you on the right path. Also but a cheap OTO/phenol red test kit (yellow/red drops) and use it. Skip bleach doses if the chlorine level in the EVENING is in the dark yellow range.

    Getting extra cartridges will make the work easier and faster and more pleasant. You'll also be much less likely to destroy your cartridge. Looking at your filter,
    CLEARWATER II Cartridge. FILTER INSTRUCTIONS - Waterway Plastics
    it appears that this
    Unicel C-8409 Replacement Filter Cartridge for Waterway Clearwater II 100
    is the correct cartridge.

    If you can get 1 - 2 cartridges, and have one cleaning all the time;
    Cleaning-your-Cartridge-Filter-wiithout-Damaging-It!
    it will make the work much easier. Make sure to compare dimensions on YOUR cartridge, with the one at Amazon, to verify that it's the right one. If you order elsewhere, make SURE to get a cartridge MADE BY Unicel or Filbur (not "fits" or "replaces"). All of the Asian made cartridges we've encountered (incl the very common Pleatco, as well as the OEM Intex cartridges) are very inferior in quality, and do not perform well.

    As Watermom told you, you'll need the K2006, once your water begins to look like pool water. Meanwhile, the cheap local kit I mentioned above will meet your needs.

    Watch out for pool store advice, and do NOT add:
    + algaecides;
    + phosphate removers;
    + stabilizer (if you by dichlor -- if you use bleach it's OK)
    + calcium
    + clarifiers or flocculants.

    Do physically remove as much 'goop' as you can. Do run your filter 24/7. Do clean your cartridge once filter pressure goes up 5 psi over clean pressure.

    Good luck!
    Last edited by PoolDoc; 07-04-2013 at 01:43 PM. Reason: fix bad Waterway link

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