Starting off just like I left last season :(

[scootchu]

Wow I cannot believe the crud that fell to the floor of the pool. It was greenish in color, but I don't believe it to be algae.

I mean my CYA has been dropping with the swapping of old water for new and is at 45ppm and my FC was 15ppm overnight. The PH was 7.4 and ALK was 80. There was no CC present. I can't figure out why my water was clear after the first treatment and then got cloudy again.

Hopefully after this last treatment I will be alright. I am running the filter 12 hours a day. I am little puzzled.

[mbar]

I'm puzzled too I would think that with the clear water, and the fact that all of your numbers were good, that the water would have stayed clear. The only thing I can think of is that there may have been more pollen falling into the pool that wasn't getting filtered out until the particles combined and fell to the bottom with the floc. Maybe someone else has some ideas

[scootchu]

I'm puzzled too I would think that with the clear water, and the fact that all of your numbers were good, that the water would have stayed clear. The only thing I can think of is that there may have been more pollen falling into the pool that wasn't getting filtered out until the particles combined and fell to the bottom with the floc. Maybe someone else has some ideas

I think you are right about the pollen. The piles were visible again this morning and my wife vacuumed to waste this morning. I am just puzzled as in the 10 years of owning this pool this is kinda a new experience with the cloudiness.

I guess the good news is that my CYA is going down due to the water replacement process. If it gets cloudy again with good numbers I am getting out the sledge hammer and knocking over the pool walls. JK

[mbar]

I know the feeling!! It amazes me how each year is different - sometimes the rain is acidic, sometimes there is more and different looking pollen. Sometimes I open to really clean water, sometimes to a swamp Oh well, the thing to remember is to keep the water sanitized, and try to get the water balanced Hppy swimming!

[scootchu]

Okay this is getting ridiculous. The particles stopped precipitating to the pool bottom as yesterday I had a small pile that I sent to waste.

Now the water is clean, but not crystal clear. It has that haze to it.

I just tested the water this morning and my numbers are good.
FC - 12ppm
CC - 0
PH - 7.4
ALK - 80
Cal - 40
CYA - 45

I have been maintaining a high Chlorine level for fear of letting it drop and the water getting out of control, but something just isn't right.

It seems like ever since I have installed a new liner the clarity has suffered. I know it's a coincidence, but weird.

My filter is running 12 hours a day and when I do backwash I get lot's of green and brown discharge. I must be missing something incredibly obvious.

[mbar]

I would try a skimmer sock. All of your numbers are good. I think it just will take a little longer to "polish" the water. My water was the same this year. We had so much pollen, and the skimmer sock would need to be changed a couple of times a day. It took quite a while for the water to get the "polished" look that we all love. The fact that your filter is still collecting green stuff, sounds to me like there is still pollen in the water that is being filtered out. Try a skimmer sock, or if you have a sand filter you can add a little DE to the filter (you can search for adding DE to a sand filter on this forum), this may help to get the rest of it out of the water.

[scootchu]

I would try a skimmer sock. All of your numbers are good. I think it just will take a little longer to "polish" the water. My water was the same this year. We had so much pollen, and the skimmer sock would need to be changed a couple of times a day. It took quite a while for the water to get the "polished" look that we all love. The fact that your filter is still collecting green stuff, sounds to me like there is still pollen in the water that is being filtered out. Try a skimmer sock, or if you have a sand filter you can add a little DE to the filter (you can search for adding DE to a sand filter on this forum), this may help to get the rest of it out of the water.

I have been using a stocking and I tried a coffee filter the other day. It worked, but I think it creates too much suction on the basket. I got them from work so nothing lost. I think today I will try a real skimmer sock and see what that does. I do know that the suction from just a stocking cracked and bent my basket. LOL

I used to add DE to my sand, but I switched to a generic Zeobrite media and from what I have read I cannot add DE to that. It was like that with the old sand too, so nothing has really changed.

When I get home from work I will see what kind of surprise I have today!