New Home! First time pool owner in the NE (RI)

[Bassist286]

I Guess I’m being a little bit of a perfectionist and guilty of number chasing. The simple pH>7.2; TA&CH>100 are a great benchmark to know. Thanks for all of your help.

I believe I have discovered that the stains on the pool are organic. It appears to be very dead algae. It is stuck on all of the fiberglass walls and some spots on the plaster. I brushed the walls twice and could still make a line on it with just my finger. Any recommendations for a good scrubbing tool? My plan is to get in the pool with a box magic erasers and go to town. I’m not afraid of a little (or a lot!) of sweat equity.
I imagine once the sides are physically clean the water will be perfectly blue/clear.

And Poolmom - yes it was a typo (250).

-Cheers!

[Bassist286]

I'm happy to report that the pool is finally clear. Took a while but I am sucessfully running on the BBB method. Thanks for getting me through it. My chems seem to be pretty consistant. Now it's keeping it clean and staying on top of it. Thanks again.

PS - I want to note that some people around here said they use the Magic Eraser on their pools and I tried it. I don't reccomend it. The moment
I used it the Melamine foam started breakingdown immedialy leaving behind a cloudy mess. Come to find out that CYA precipitates Melimine and turns into a substrate that is very insoluable. Not only is it ugly - it's dangerous for animals and can cause kidney issues. I'd stay away and use a scrubby sponge with some Bi-carb/ H2O paste. Worked wonders for me.

[PoolDoc]

Thanks for the feedback on Magic Eraser. I've never used it myself, so I didn't really now.

But, we've been recommending a bicarb paste for a LONG time.