Could this be algae or dirt/pollen?

[itstoohot]

Just heard from the wife who tested the water again. Apparently there is no change in the CL level. Have we not gone high enough (20-25ppm with CYA at around 90), or could all this stuff actually be something other than algae?

[itstoohot]

Well, each day seems to better than the last. At least the monsoon seems to have ended . Today, the water is clearer (I can see the deep end with a slight haze). Looks like the persistent vacuuming and changing out the filters is working. There is very, very little stuff on the pool floor today. The CL level is still over 20 (and I'm keeping it there until the water is clear).

Today's plan of action:
1. Vacuum thoroughly (past attempts have been abbreviated due to the deluge of rain)
2. Change out the filters (it's nice to have the second set)
3. Check CL and add more bleach, if necessary. It's sunny today, so I expect I will need some.

Now that it appears we are in the home stretch (can I say that without jinxing myself?), would adding clarifier help or hurt? I don't want to take a step backwards.

Thanks a million!

[itstoohot]

Well, it appears I successfully jinxed myself. This stuff is resilient. After having read the debate back and forth on polyquat 60, I let the CL drop a little and put in 2 quarts the other evening to see if that would clear up the remaining "stuff". I can safely say that the quat did squat. In fact, the following morning there seemed to be more "stuff" than in previous mornings.

So back to the tried and true (yes, I should've listened better) of bleach and more bleach. We put in enough this morning to get back to the 25ppm we'd been running. I ran a test this evening to see if I needed to add more and, just for the fun of it, did a CYA test also. It came out at 50 (you keep going until you can't see ANY of the black dot, right?). How is this possible???? It had been testing regularly in the 80-90 range. The PH seems to have dropped a bit also, but not much.

TC - approx 25
PH - 7.3-7.4
CYA - 65
TA - 120