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    Default Re: Just added pH up and pool got cloudy

    My pool clouded as I poured the dilute pH up into the pool. This wasn't algae growing!

    My CH is 120 (160 before pool draining). Thats low I know, but I just drained the pool earlier this week to get the CYA down from 135. I also had phospahates greater ~2500. Treated the pool yesterday and brought the phosphates down to ~100.

    I thought there might be residual Phos-X in the pool that may have contributed to the cloudiness but didn't mention it since I could still detect some phosphates. I used 12 oz in am (tested PO4 ~1000 ppb) then went with 20 oz to finish treatment at noon. Dosage for decreasing PO4 1000 ppb per bottle directions was 32 oz, and I used just 20 oz in the second treatment. Cloudiness was minor and pool was crystal clear before I added the pH up.

    My problem, which I thought I treated correctly was algae.
    1. Lowere CYA by draining 1/3 of the pool (20,000 G)
    2. FIlled pooled, add alkalinity to ~120 (test strip)
    3. pH was 7.4, TC 3 (OTO), FC ~1 (test strip)

    This am pool ph was 6.8-7.0 by OTO and test strip, so I added 2 lbs pH up.

    So there' sthe complete picture.
    Last edited by Mr Bill; 06-15-2006 at 11:08 AM.

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