Stabilizer ?

[Watermom]

A few questions.

Are you still testing twice a day? When you add bleach, how high are you taking the chlorine? You need to be adding enough bleach to get to 20 each time you add it. You say that your chlorine level has never been below 5 since you started trying to clear this. Cl of 5 in a pool with a cya of 70 will never clear algae. You must SUSTAIN that high reading. If you can test and add more bleach three times a day that would be even better.

Since you are having some difficulty with the chlorine testing, do you have a reputable pool store that you can take a water sample to for testing? Let them run a complete set of numbers for you. Just don't let them talk you into buying a bunch of stuff while you are there.

[hannadock]

Finally my water is clear this morning and my chlorine is around 15. I added the Polyquat 60 last night. 2 more questions and I think I will be done with this thread. How high should I try to get my CYA and should I always have a chlorine level of 20. Thanks for all the advice.

[AnnaK]

I'm very happy to read that your water has finally cleared. You've worked hard to get it there!

Now that the immediate crisis of green and cloudy water has apparently been resolved you'll have some time to read the Stickies on this forum. Stickies are permanent notes which cover a number of common problems and their solutions as well as explanations about the BBB Method, the ratio of chlorine to CYA, and everything you've ever wanted or needed to know about pool care and feeding.

By exploring the various sections and topics on the Pool Forum you'll find the information you need.

Again, congratulations on clearing up your pool and happy swimming!

[Watermom]

Anna is right that reading all the stickies is a good idea -----not just for you, but for everyone! Especially our new members.

Now about your questions -- post a current cya reading.