Another cloudy water thread...can't seem to fix it

[jeremyp]

Thanks. I'll wait to hear the equipment experts...
The water looks great other than being cloudy. It's blue in color but with poor visibility through the water.

[jeremyp]

Here are a couple pics of the pool...

[aylad]

That's a pretty pool--LOVE that blue water!!

I asked Ben about the cellulose substitute, so hopefully one of us will hear definitively from him soon...

[BigDave]

JP,
I noticed that yesterday you had 1ppm CC and you didn't report it today. Do you have any? You may still be fighting something in your water and 14ppm FC is well below your shock value of 20ppm FC for 60 CYA. If this were my pool, I'd add 3 gallons of bleach to get the FC over 20 and keep it there 'til the CC is gone and the FC drops less than 1 ppm overnight. And keep the filter running.

[jeremyp]

Thanks Janet. I agree...I love the color of the water. I just want it CLEAR! LOL

Dave, thanks for replying. I just dumped in 1.5 ga of 12.5% liquid chlorine on your recommendation and will test again in a few hours. I didn't test for CC this morning. Only FC to see if it had dropped by more than 1ppm from the night before. I'll post back once I do my tests.

Thanks,
JP

[jeremyp]

Dave,
Here is the current FC - 23ppm and CC - 0.5ppm. I'll recheck again late tonight and then again first thing tomorrow morning to see if the FC drops <1ppm and hopefully the CC goes to 0.

[jeremyp]

I just tested again and the FC is at 22ppm and the CC is at 0.5ppm. I'm not losing >1ppm FC, but my CC isn't 0 either. I brushed the sides and floor again for good measure. I'm assuming I should keep the current course of action...keep FC > 20ppm until CC - 0? Keep brushing sides and floor? What about adding DE to the sand filter...would that help at all?