I hate mustard algae

[Simmons99]

Also you need to brush the pool daily.

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I'm hoping my 234 test kit comes today. I've been using my standard test kit, but it's so limited.
I recalculated my pool volume and it's more than I thought. It's a semi-kidney shaped gunite, but it's volume is 18,000+.
So far I've used 8 gallons of bleach since Sat., vaccumed to waste 1 time, and brushed at least 2-3 times per day. I've run my Polaris after brushing, to pick up dead bugs and tree debris from the pool bottom. As soon as I switch back to the side jets, I get foam. I've had foam ever since I put in the last algaecide about 2 weeks ago. It very strange, it comes and goes. At times it almost covers the entire pool, other times it's completely gone.
I'm about ready to just drain down the pool 2/3rds and start over. Maybe that way I can get the CYA level down enough to get the chlorine to work.
It appears my FC is over 10ppm, about the same as my TC. ph is still 7.2, but I'm not sure about anything else until the 234 test kit comes.

[duraleigh]

Draining 2/3 of your pool, if water is cheap, is a good option. You will dilute all the products that have been tossed in the pool, get your CYA to a manageable level, and reduce your calcium which is fairly high.

If you choose this, coincide it with the arrival of Ben's kit. You're gonna' be amazed at how suddenly accurate and precise you'll be. You will have your water manageable from the start and you'll be able to keep it there.

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I needed a part for my Polaris, so I took a water sample in to be tested. The guy stuck in a test strip and said the chlorine was too high and would throw off all the other tests. So, I guess I'm done until I get my 234 kit.

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It's now been 2 weeks since I ordered (and paid for) the 234 test kit. I still don't have it so I can't get some of my readings.
Last test I did:
FCL - 4 ppm
TCL - 4 ppm
ph - 7.2

The algae is gone completely, however I still have something strange happening. The pool is crystal clear, but debris on the bottom, circulating the side jets. I run the Polaris, it stays clear, debris is picked up. When I shut the pump off and switch the valve back to the side jets, it spews out white stuff that ends up as foam on the top of the water. I've backflushed and rinsed several hundred gallons (6"-8" of water level) and it still is foaming. It takes about 24 hours to dissipate. I haven't put anything but water in the pool for 2 weeks and before that only bleach. I can't figure out why it's doing this. It has done this 3-4 times in the last 2 weeks.

[DavidD]

It's now been 2 weeks since I ordered (and paid for) the 234 test kit. I still don't have it so I can't get some of my readings.

Patience my young polywang. Ben's kit is the best, but it may take a month or so to get it. Hang in there. Your water is clearing up so you are doing something right!

Last test I did:
FCL - 4 ppm
TCL - 4 ppm
ph - 7.2

Looks good, if CYA is between 30 and 50 ppm....

When I shut the pump off and switch the valve back to the side jets, it spews out white stuff that ends up as foam on the top of the water. I've back flushed and rinsed several hundred gallons (6"-8" of water level) and it still is foaming. It takes about 24 hours to dissipate. I haven't put anything but water in the pool for 2 weeks and before that only bleach. I can't figure out why it's doing this. It has done this 3-4 times in the last 2 weeks.

Any way to describe the white stuff some more? Is it grainy, flaky or just foam? Maybe a picture? My guess, and it is only that, is that it is leftover by products of all the stuff you previously put in there, foaming as the filter changes modes. I would think about shocking once again.

Dave

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I just found the Fedex tag on my front door, dated 8-4-06. This is to my shop where we don't ever take any delivery at the front door, in fact it's always locked and Fedex should know that. Just one of many reasons I refuse to use Fedex in my own business.
So, tonite on my way home, I will retrieve the test kit from the idiots at Fedex and post my results.

The foam is just on the surface and is a very fine texture, like beer foam. Yesterday at 6pm, it was still there, but by 10 pm it was completely gone and the water was crystal clear again. It took 2 full days to disipate.