Baquagoo???

[millerm711]

I converted to Chlorine last summer but still have this substance in my pool. It is very much like a paste and is all through my aquabot each day but very hard to see in the pool. The pool appears crystal clear. I was able to see some of it settle to the bottom to get this photo. The baquacil dealer told me it was a form of water mold last year but I am not so sure. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Mike

[aylad]

Can't get the links to work. When you converted, did you change your filter media?

Janet

[millerm711]

I did change the sand after the conversion. Poconos helped me and the pool really looks great. Very happy to have converted. I just uploaded larger pictures. You may have to reload the page. Mike

[aylad]

Your pool looks fantastic--congrats on your conversion! Have you tried letting it all settle to the bottom, then vac to waste?

Janet

[millerm711]

sorry for delay.....out of town for the weekend for aau basketball.
There is not that much of the stuff that you could just let it settle and then vac. There is actually very little and most people could not see it unless I point it out. It seems to come out of the lines. What type of a substance do you think it is? Mike

[duraleigh]

Hi, Mike,

I don't know what it is, but I'll bet I know the cure.....chlorine!

Post your test results from this morning and you'll get some good help.

[SLS]

Mike,
That looks like the same stuff I was finding in the skimmer and pump basket when they told me I had watermold. I think you will see less and less of the stuff as you continue to use chlorine.
I was told to pour a small amount of muratic acid through my skimmer so it would go through the lines while I was still using baquacil. I doubt that was very good for my pump and filter but it seemed to work for a while. I don't know if it will help any since you are on chlorine now.
You may try pouring some bleach directly into your skimmer while your pump is running and the high dose may speed up the process. If you don't know, MAKE sure you don't have any chlorine pucks in the skimmer when you do this as it can cause an explosion!! I don't know if it is dangerous if you have a swg or automatic chlorinator along the system, so you want to check that out before you try it if you have either.