White Cloudy Water - Twighlight Zone

[szampino]

I can honestly say I could have never gotten this far if it wasn't from the constant support and help from this forum!

Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point!

[gerri]

You're in the home stretch now! Woo-hoo! Keep that Chlorine up and you're home free.

[szampino]

Woke up,
got out of bed,
dragged a comb across my head
looked out the window
opened the screen,
Damn, my pool is now green!

I feel like I'm on a merrygoround!

The water was fine when I went to bed, My chlorine was a little low so I added more bleach to bring it to shock levels (was supposed to be the last day for this.)

We had rain storms last night and now my pool water is a crystal clear green.

WaterStats:
FC - 15 (should be adequate shock level based on best guess chart)
PH - 7.2
CYA - 10 - 20 (under 30 and my test kit only goes to 30)

This is the typical way it goes:

1. Fill pool (well)
2. Water is clear
3. It rains
4. Water turns green
5. I attribute the green water to metals, then I add some ascorbic acid
6. Water is crystal clear for a few days
7. Water clarity becomes hazy, white.
8. Raise the shock level
9. Water gets cloudier

ugh! Why did my pool turn green? its clear, just green. The only other element that is not mentioned in my thread is the fact that I do have a lot of trees around me.

Help please.

[mbar]

I am really stumped too. The only thing I can think of is that the filter you have is not strong enough to handle all that is going on with your water. Everytime something small changes, it seems that the filter can't handle it. You seem to have a lot of sequesterer in the water - but some of them add phospates, which is food for algae - I feel like I am reaching for straws here - I just don't know. I just got a new product called "metal magic" from proteam. It is supposed to change the metals into a salt crystal - which can then filter out or be vacuumed to waste. I haven't tried it yet, because I just got it - I also am not having any staining right now, but I have a friend who does, and Iwill try it on her pool. I will be away this week-end, so I won't have any results till next week. I am so sorry for your trouble - It is also getting expensive for you too, so I can understand the frustration. I am sorry that I can't give you any other advice that comes from experience - just ideas on what can be happening. I would just keep the filter running 24/7 and hope that the sequester that you have in there will eventually bond to the metals, and the chlorine will do it's job, and the green will clear.

[szampino]

Thanks. I appreciate your efforts and look forward to hearing your successes.

I'm going to take my next step, add the AA.

This time, perhaps, Since my CYA is lower, it will be easier to raise the FC to shock level quicker, which may deter the White Cloud.

Wish me luck. (The filter came with the pool so I'm hoping it was sized right) I know others with the same pool and they don't have these problems. The only difference is the water.

Since I had the purple hue, I did some Internet searches and came up with references to Manganese. Does anyone have any experience with this in their water?

[duraleigh]

This earlier post didn't garner much of a response but I'm gonna' stick it back in this thread just as food for thought. It would be a quick way to enjoy the rest of the swim season

Simplify your life....drain the pool (7k gallons) and truck in water. You will start with a known point, get rid of all the issues in your water, and be swimming 30 minutes after the truck pulls away.

Ben's test kit will help immeasurably with any future issues that crop up.

[mbar]

Dave has a good point. At this time, if you can find water that won't have the same issues as yours, then it may be much easier and cheaper to do this than to spend more on chemicals. The back of the metal magic bottle says it gets rid of mananese too. If you start with metal free water, if there is somewhere you can get it, then you will only have to deal with your fill water, which may be easier - It is up to you.

[szampino]

Thanks.

I was thinking about that post as I just added my AA.

Just for the record, as soon as I added it (1lb) the coloring improved immediately. **just to add insult to injury, I'm going away next week, to a Hotel Pool and a beach! So even if I am succesful I'm sure my return will be interesting.

I'm going to give it one more shot this weekend. If I can't get it undercontrol I'm going to plan B. Cart in the water.

My plan is to get rid of the staining, then bring my clorine level to shock quicker. I'm hoping that the reason that I had the clouding last time was becuase my CYA level required higher shock levels then I thought and this caused the White Cloud. (Whishful thinking?)

Q. Will AA do anything to my CYA. I ordered bens Kit as a rush last weekend but still havent received it and my current kit doesn't have any more drops to measure CYA. Any thoughts?

[duraleigh]

I don't believe the AA will have any affect on your CYA level. Actually, I would disregard CYA 'til you get the rest of your issues resolved and then adjust accordingly.

[szampino]

My concern for the CYA was to make sure that I know how High I need to bring my Chlorine level so I can try to avoid the 'White Cloud'

The water is actually starting to look pretty good. Vitamin C is some pretty cool stuff. I'm going to start drinking more OJ, perhaps with a little Vodka if this pool ever gets under control...

Thanks for your posts.