10.4 gallons of 6% bleach will get you there. (or 11.9 gallons of 5.25%)
You need to keep your shock level up until the algae is dead and you have 0 cc.
10.4 gallons of 6% bleach will get you there. (or 11.9 gallons of 5.25%)
You need to keep your shock level up until the algae is dead and you have 0 cc.
~Grace
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but alas, no pool... yet!
Also, run your pump 24/7 while fighting algae and brush your pool each day. How did your cya gets so high? I suspect you have been using trichlor pucks. If that is the case - no more of them! Just use bleach. You can either do a partial drain to lower your cya to 30-50 or else keep the cya at 100 and just run higher than normal chlorine levels. See the "best guess" table in the sticky at the top of the chlorine forum.
Bleach won't hurt your finish - low PH will. Chlorine will kill your algae. Test 3X a day and bring your chlorine above 25ppm - if you let it yo-yo the algae will grow while the chlorine level is low.
AFTER you have the pool BLUE & CLEAR - then you can let your chlorine level drop to 8ppm-15ppm.
Completed 8/21/06
14,000 gallon 3'-6' concrete pool with Diamond Brite
Spa with spillway
250K BTU gas heater (for spa)
SWCG - Aqua Rite
Hayward Super II Pump - Cartridge filter
See pictures here http://www.philsimmons.com/family/ga...mages&keyword=
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