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    Default Borax test Strips and cloudy water

    Have learned a lot here but I had a problem yesterday...

    I had a cloudy problem a few weeks ago and I shocked with chlorine to about
    10+ (I do not use chlorine stabilizer, indoor pool) and after filtering and keeping chlorine at 6-10 ppm for a few days with filter on, it got better. Pool seemed to be a green cloudy water with white threads / looked like lint, observed in pool water. A algae or mold?

    I use liquid bleach for chlorine.

    Is 6-10 ppm chlorine in a non-stabilized indoor pool really high?


    Next,
    I purchased the Borax test strips and tested water at 10 ppm or lower.

    I have thought that getting the Borax level to 40-50 would be good for algae, and pool staying clear and clean, along with chlorine, and proper water chemistry.

    I added 2 cups of 20 Mule Team (indoor pool 3500 gals) and wanted to test the changes....So I have probably a total of 4 cups of borax in 3500 gal pool.

    I also added PH acid ( sodium bisulfate to get PH to 7.4 ) after Borax and
    the starting high PH of 7.8 from all my shocking.

    Problem,
    The pool became cloudy and I probably should have not spent time in the pool
    at that time and now I am (dry itchy, and skin is pretty red)

    What do I need to do for the cloudy water?

    What did I mess up on? or miss?

    And finally, does rust from some Stainless Steel screws and such need to be removed with a metal out type product?



    CL 4
    CC 0
    PH 7.4
    TA 80
    CH 100
    CYA 0 (indoor)



    Thanks in advance

    deep _blue
    Last edited by deep_blue; 06-30-2008 at 10:10 AM.

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