Okay...by staying ahead of the game, you're not preventing cc's from forming, you're preventing them from accumulating. Pool party tonight=beef up on the bleach.

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(He's NOT kidding about it either! The initiation ritual is just unspeakable and horrifying, and involves learing about working with huge quantities (ususally 10000 gallons and up) of dihydrogen monoxide
That's why I came to this forum...the pool store guy prescribed that exact method for my 23,000 gallon pool. I knew I'd been had after the liner melted.

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the 3 year old decides she doesn't want to leave the water to tinkle,
My 80 year old grandmother pulled the same stunt. Fortunately, I added some of that special "indicator solution" and the water turned purple all around her. She's now restricted to the deck area.