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    Default Re: Pool water is green

    1. What drops kit?

    2. Get a cheap local OTO / phenol red kit and 12 gallons of PLAIN 8% bleach from Walmart or equiv.

    3. Add chlorine in 3 gallon doses each PM, till the green turns gray or brown. Test chlorine beginning the 2nd evening; skip chlorine dose if OTO test result is orange.

    4. Stop adding other chemicals unless pH is below 7 or above 8. Only test pH when OTO result is medium yellow or lighter.
    Last edited by PoolDoc; 05-23-2014 at 08:08 AM. Reason: result = OTO test result

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