Not crystal clear.. I want it crystal clear.

[chuck9997]

Water is close to "crystal" this afternoon.. and I am happy if it stays at this level of clarity. Got some vacuuming and general clean up to do tomorrow.. but it is very nice. I am pleased. Not sure if it was the skimmer socks or the PQ60.. I suspect a combo of the two.. and patience.

Thanks for everyones suggestions. I will try and post a picture tomorrow evening.

[CarlD]

Did you try the DE as well?

[chuck9997]

I did try the DE first.. and ran the filter for about a day.. but then backwashed it out before the socks and PQ.

[chuck9997]

as promised.. pictures of the pool water today (06/08/10).. other than a few stray leaves.. I am happy!

[Watermom]

Just beautiful!! You are going to make a lot of people quite jealous of that water. Especially our members who are currently struggling with cloudy water and metal problems, and there seems to be a lot of those this year.

To those of you who are currently struggling ---- hang in there. We're gonna stick with all of you until your water looks like this, too. It just takes time and patience.

Thanks, Chuck for sharing your pictures. Now --- get in that pool and swim!

[chuck9997]

FOLLOW UP:
Lesson learned: take tuxedo steps out in winter.. and/or occasionaly clean behind and under them.

The day after I took the above pictures of the pretty water.. I decided to take my tuxedo steps loose from the deck and clean behind them. I had neglected this chore last year.. and also left the steps in during the winter (I don't cover the pool in winter). Well.. when I moved the stesp and turned them over.. it was like dumping a large garbage can full of dead leaves and crap into the pool. In a matter of 2 or 3 minutes the crystal clear water was medium green and the bottom covered with leaves, twigs and black crap.

Good ending though: I just took a deep breath.. scooped out leaves and debris for an hour or so.. getting as much as I could. Added a couple gallons of bleach (for good measure).. Put in a new skimmer sock.. let the pump run and run and run. Washing out and changing skimmer socks every couple of hours.

The next day it rained like a son-of-a-gun.. that was good. With the pool very full I was able to "vacuum to waste" the remainder of the floor debris.. without sacrificing my water level. Water remained cloudy and junky.. but after another day or so of running the pump.. and regularly changing the skimmer socks.. I am back to CLEAN!

[Watermom]

Thanks for sharing that. Experience is a good teacher!