Sand Media from Walmart

[stma]

Me again.....retained 30PPM FC for the past 30 hours or so and still can see the bottom....pressure is strong at 11psi with no need to back wash, even after a thorough brushing....skimmer sock has been in place for days now without the need to clean or change out (although it is picking up alot of scum)...
As posted way earlier, i had needed to purchase a new lateral/stand pipe for the 164 Hayward filter...With the install of the new laterals, i also "treated" the filter to new sand.....I paid Walmart $3.72 per 50 lb bag INSTEAD of the $9.50 the pool store wanted....(My filter uses 100lbs)......now based on those dollar amounts, Am I essentially "getting what I pay for" using the Walmart sand ???...SHould I have opted for the pool store sand instead ?? Could the sand actually be my green water problem ??

[stma]

As to the above thread...suppose to read "I STILL CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnT]

As long as it's pool sand, you are okay. Play sand etc. are not the right thing.

Green water is a chemistry issue, not a filter issue.

[stma]

Thanks John....above it all the pool water is still super cloudy...and I thought using the slkimmer sock would have atleast taken care of "that" problem....thats why I questioned the sand itself...

[aylad]

The cloudiness is dead algae, which just shows that you are making progress. Keep the chlorine level up and the filter running!

Janet