Light brown staining - Bromine pool

[Needzo]

I tried the vitamin c in a sock and the stain disapeared so I it is indeed a mineral stain according to what i've read. I will try the sequestering agent today. If the stain lifts should I be adding "metal out" on a regular basis? Thanks for all of your advise.

Paul.

[mbar]

Yes, you want to use a sequestering agent to keep any metals in the water suspended in the water. You can think of the sequestering agent as a magnet that holds the metals. If there is no "magnet" the metals will fall out of solution and stain the surface of the pool. The stain treatment lifts the stain off the surface, putting the metals back in suspension. If there is no sequestering agent the metals will fall out onto the surface again as soon as the chlorine and ph are high.

[Watermom]

Thanks, Marie for checking on all these stains and metals threads for us. We really appreciate you. Hope you know that!

Lisa

[mbar]

Thanks watermom It is because of this forum that I learned what I know about stains - Ben helped me to know that I could take charge of my own pool

[Needzo]

Thank you so much for all your help! I used to be a slave to the pool store guy, this forum has given me the confidence I needed to fix my own pool problems. Thanks again.

Paul.

[Needzo]

Update:
I lowered the ph to about 7.2 and let the bromine level come down to about 1-2 ppm. Added 32 oz of metal out and ran the pump on "whirlpool". When I checked the pool in the morning, the staining was gone! pool was as blue as could be. I am amazed at how simple this process was! Thanks so much for all of your help!

Paul.

[mbar]

Congrats