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    Default Re: Cloudy Water and Aluminum

    I just did all tests. Here are the results:
    FC=3 CC=0 PH=7.2 ALK=120 Cal=100 CYA=25
    Water remains cloudy.

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    Default Re: Cloudy Water and Aluminum

    Your numbers are perfect. One other thing I thought of, maybe there is some air getting in the water somewhere. Sometimes little air bubbles can make the water appear hazy. The other thing you can try is to add some muriatic acid, turn your return jets up to aerate the water - it will bring down the alkalinity and raise the ph in the process. Even though your alkalinity is good, sometimes acid will clear water, especially with metals, and I don't know if the pie pan did anything, but it sure is suspect if that is when the water turned cloudy. This is just my suggestion. Sometimes acid will clear the water. Just don't add too much, since your ph is at 7.2 now. You want to only add enough to bring down the ph to 7.0. You can use the bleach cal to see how much you need. hope this helps.
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