iron and copper

[szampino]

Mbar -

First of all Thanks.

The cloudyness in the water appeared before I AA'd.

I added PoolMagnet, then slowly brought the Chlorine up to 10(+) in hopes of removing the cloudyness. I left the chlorine level at 10+ for about 1-2 hours. I then added AA (thinking that the cloudyness was due to Metals) I knew the AA would bring down the Chlorine level pretty quickly. I then began to raise the Chlorine level to 1-2 where I plan on keeping it. I also wanted to make sure the Chlorine would hold, so I brought it up twice throughout the day and it maintained all night so I was pretty sure the AA wasn't attacking the Chlorine.

Throughout the whole process the cloudyness didn't budge.

This morning I took a sample down the PoolStore to get a reading and any suggestions they may have.

The readings were as follows:
TC 1.3
FC .9 (A little lower then my test strips showed)
pH 7
TA - 107
Hardness-120
Copper & Iron- 0 (it looks like the PoolMagnet is working)

**I saw some info on Calcium hardness and tried to raise it to the 200 level but obviously haven't gotten it that high yet. Then I read the 100 cloudy water causes and saw under the myths that WaterHardness does not make cloudy water.

The pool Store recommeded raising the Chlorine to 3 and keeping it there. I've got it just about 3 now and am holding steady, not change in cloudyness.

Last year I had the same problem, Cloudy, (I define cloudy as I can see the bottom of the pool but it isn't very sharp. I can't actually see the small designs on the vinyl.) I couldn't get it clear for the life of me.

This year I thought I almost had it licked through the info from this site and especially your posts.

Q1. Can the metals be causing the Cloudyness? if so, should I add more PoolMagnet? What about AA-(tried this but I didn't add a lot only about 1/2 lb)
Q2. What about clarifiers? I'm afraid to add more stuff before I know what I'm dealing with.
Q3. Doesn't too much Clarifyer or Too much pool magnet also cause cloudyness?

I think I'm almost about to POP my POP!

[mbar]

I would not add anything else yet. I would however bring the chlorine up to 10 - 12. You are fighting something because you have combined chlorine. I think if you take the chlorine up to 10 or 12 and leave the filter on 24/7, the water will clear. I don't have any experience with cartridge filters, as I have a sand one, so I don't know how long it will take to filter out what the chlorine has broken down. Take up your chlorine, and your POP, and I think it will do the trick.