First test readings of season

[michael3]

Drink 1 for me lol, the floc I used said 8 oz for 10,000 gal. so I added 12 oz. said wait 12-24 hrs. didnt say anything about double dose for bad clouds lol. I can say this much though, my pool looks more cloudy with it in there than it does green, and I can see just a tad deeper along the wall looking straight down. Did you buy your poly local or you order it? Cheapest I found it was 17.00 online with 7.00 shipping. 24 total or I can go buy it local for 30 lol. As long as this has taken Im more out to pay the extra and go get it sooner

[stma]

I grabbed mine locally at the pool store (( Actually the wife had to get it since the store owner tossed me from the store for talking a customer out of the Baquacil program).... cost was 22 bucks....and so far (possibly): the BEST $22 I ever spent !!!

[michael3]

To funny, I thought I was gonna get tossed from a store when Ibought replacement sand, I asked if he had any reagents, he said no, only way to test water was with test strips, that I was going way overboard testing with reagents lol, I couldnt get out of there fast enough. I just called another pool store, they have there version of polyquat 60 for 25$ will have to go check it out tomorrow. I lowered my brush down the side of the pool and I could make out the shadow of the brush only about 3 inches from bottom, I`m hoping like crazy maybe in the morning this crap will have settled to the bottom

[PoolDoc]

Polyquat will *not* get rid of metals, per se. But it is an effective algaecide and a very effective clarifier. This latter capability makes it invaluable in managing metals during pool start up.

You can get it cheaper at Amazon . . . and shipping is free. (2 day, if you have Amazon Prime; UPS ground otherwise).

Kem-Tek 60% polyquat @ Amazon
Nava 60% polyquat @ Amazon

www.poolsolutions.com/polyquat.html

[michael3]

Ben, when I get the polyquat, do Ineed to do anything special before adding it? get ph to certain spot? lower chlorine or even wait since Iadded the floc on wednesday? going to vac to waste tomorrow anything that dropped

[PoolDoc]

No.

Polyquat is pretty much compatible with anything . . . well, except for anionic flocculants and the like. It *will* use up some chlorine -- chlorine breaks it down, though the stuff it breaks down into is still effective against algae. But, it's probably not especially efficient to use polyquat at the same time you are running really high chlorine.

However, it's ideal for use during any sort of effort to remove or manage metal problems.

[michael3]

Great News, I can now see the bottom of my pool !!! Bad News, it aint pretty. I vacuumed to waste this morning after the floc was in the water for close to 36 hours, was still very cloudy. I re did the floc, and almost instant I could see the small particles sticking together and it has started sinking, I can see the bottom all the way around and even out in the middle. The Bad News is what I`m seeing in the middle looks to be a huge circle stain from the leaves that stayed there all winter up to late april. I know its a stain because I have walked the pool several times and havent felt anymore leaves and I am not picking up anything when I vac. After I vac to waste when everything settles that will settle lol, is there anything at all I can do for leaf stains?

[michael3]

Got to looking and pushed the brush around just alittle bit and the dark I`m seeing on the bottom is all the junk sinking to the bottom, I may end up with some stain but it looks like if Ican get the settled stuff vacuumed out Im going to be in pretty good shape.