Light green water

[PoolDoc]

Hi Huskerdee --

1. Do bring your pH down, and keep it NEAR, but not BELOW the lowest reading on your kit or tester.

2. Do NOT worry about alkalinity or "balance" at this time (and maybe not, ever!)

3. Do run your pump and filter 24/7, and clean them often.

4. Do NOT use Iron Out (I'm going to merge your other post here).

5. Do see if you can find some HEDP based stain control agent: Jacks Magic Blue, Pink or Purple stuff are ALL HEDP, though I don't know what the concentrations are. I do know the "Pink Stuff" is the most concentrated. (Did a little more checking: it looks like the Pink Stuff is full undiluted 60% HEDP -- so that's 3x as concentrated as the Kem-Tek product. It's available on Amazon, but not with free shipping.)

This product:
Kem Tek Calcium and Metal Eliminator
is available at Amazon for $14 with free shipping if you get 2. It's 20% HEDP, so that's a good price, and it will keep indefinitely. (But store the bottle out of the sun -- the plastic will break if you don't!)

Once you've gotten your pH down, and have added the HEDP, let's see what happens. We can look at other options, once you've gotten that far. By the way, do NOT use the HEDP on the "if a little is good, more is better" basis -- follow the label!