Dusty Bottom/Cloudy Water Issues

[MattTexas]

Janet-

Thanks for the quick reply! I do have a working pressure gauge. It rises whenever my pump is primed and the system is set on filter, but it never seems to increase in pressure from there. I have backwashed a couple of times in the last 2-3 days. The first time, I got LOTS of green. The second day, I got some brown. It does seem to be catching stuff - more generally speaking, whenever I backwash, I tend to get a lot of brown water before the stream clears up.

Any suggestions on the best place to buy DE?

Re, my testing: I have a K-2006 kit. For day-to-day/quick-n-dirty readings, I also keep a FAS-DPD kit handy.