Can ph being low cause cloudy water or is this probably just algae?
Can ph being low cause cloudy water or is this probably just algae?
We need more info to be able to help. Can you post current water testing results for someone here to take a look at?
24" ABG pool
FC=12
CC=0
TC=12
TA=130
pH=-6.8
CYA=30
I will let others handle the cloudy part. But you need to bring your PH up asap. Having a reading of 6.8 doesn't necessarily mean you have 6.8, it could be LESS as the phenol red test only goes down to 6.8. A low PH can cause your liner to wrinkle pretty quickly! You can use borax or aerate. (Aerating is normally used to bring TA levels down, but if your PH is already low and your TA is where yours is, it can also be a fairly easy and chemical free way to raise PH, just takes a while).
Last edited by tphaggerty; 06-05-2007 at 11:50 AM.
Since your ph is so low and aerating the ph up can take time, I'd recommend adding some Borax. You need to get the ph up ASAP. I'm not sure why your pool is so cloudy. With your readings, it doesn't appear that algae is the cause. Had your chlorine dropped too low recently? If so, perhaps you did have some algae starting but you zapped it with the high cl and the algae just hasn't all filtered out yet? Or, it could be from adding something to the water. Exactly what all have you added to the pool recently?
Cloudy water....i just fought off some algae during a two day period when I couldnt run my filter....what I learned was
Dirtier the filter the better since the algae is so small
Cup or two of DE in the filter can filter it out better
When PH is out of whack the chlorine can be gone in just a few hours..
(you cant really believe how fast it is gone from the sun)
Vacuuming to waste is the best way to get rid of stuff that settles
Traditional vacuuming through a sand filter recirculates the stuff
HERES THE BIG ONE.....DONT TURN YOUR PUMP ON AND OFF....IT DISLODGES THE GREEN STUFF FROM YOUR FILTER.... I was standing at the returns when the pump kicked on from the timer and the blast of green stuff that went back into the pool was un#@#%^^&believable....I turned mine off to vacuum to waste and then to backwash in that order so it doesnt send the stuff back to the pool.....flocculants work but why spend the money...
PS: went to the store for washing soda yesterday since PH was low...by the time I came back it was high....water needs to circulate few hours before you start adding things again....this is why pool stores hate this site....
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