Well Water With Iron and other good stuff.

[mikeydiker]

I filled my pool with all well water. Should I use some type of iron out?
The water is pretty cloudy and green, which I am working on also.

Another thing. Is the so called "Shock" from the pool store the same as bleach?

Thanks
Mike

[waterbear]

I filled my pool with all well water. Should I use some type of iron out?
The water is pretty cloudy and green, which I am working on also.
I would use a metal sequesterant before shocking so the water doesn't color from the iron (yellowish brown) and so you don't get any staining

Another thing. Is the so called "Shock" from the pool store the same as bleach?
'Shock' is a verb, not a noun. It is something you do to your pool by raising the chlorine levels to 10 ppm or higher, depending on your CYA (stabilizer) levels. See this thread:

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=365

You can shock with any form of unstabilized chlorine, sodium hypochoroite (liquid chlorine and bleach), Calcium hypochlorite ( the powdered stuff ususally labeled shock), or lithium hypochlorite (VERY expen$ive....very few use it because of the price)
Thanks
Mike

Hope this helps.