brown to now green

[Watermom]

Not sure why you couldn't repost to the original thread. But, I merged your new thread into your old one so all the info can stay in the same place.

The ONLY way to remove metals is to either cause them to precipitate out (stain) the filter medium and then change the medium, dissolve them all in the water and do a complete water change, or use an ion exchange filter medium such as CULator.

Your pool is only around 2000 gallons. Do you have the option to refill with water other than from a well?

[carrolltc]

Ive been cleanin some nasty brown powder junk out of the filters and still cleanin but the waters not brown anymore. I havent checked on it yet this morning, but im sure its still green. I could have some clean water trucked in if I drain it but I was hoping to avoid that.

[carrolltc]

Well just an update ive decided to just balance this thing out and keep filtering. Seems the less I put in and the more I clean the better my water looks. I think I read on here about some contest pool owners had about spending as little as possible to maintain thier pools, thats my new philosophy. Thanks for the informittable reading anyway.

[PoolDoc]

. . . membership upgraded.

[carrolltc]

Crystal clear water yay. Took awile to get all the junk out and to figure out exactly how much of what to put in to keep the chlorine and ph right. But its ready for the kiddos now and I couldnt be happier to see the brown and green go away.

[Watermom]

Great to hear!

[carrolltc]

Its been a month and i still have a beautiful pool. Now im not afraid to get a bigger pool nxt yr. I dont even measure anymore, once a wk, about 30 mins and done. My advice to anyone new to pool care is simple. Household bleach=chlorine, mule team borax=ph, get a cheap vacuum set, and clean daily until your pool turns blue, then once a wk.I still use dip strips to check my levels but my routine is simple vacuum, half cup to cup of bleach depending on how hot its been, and sprinkle borax in by an inlet usually not much. Good luck