My pool looks like a swamp

[vanman2501]

Update
Well using my pool for memorial day is out. I am still shocking and vacuuming and my pool is still green. It has lighted a few shades. When I saw it stating to get lighter I thought I was on my way to a clear pool I am now hoping to have a pool full of dead algae in an other week or so. I am about worn out since we are now at about 8 weeks of shocking. I ramped up my chlorine even higher hoping to speed this up.

vanman2501

[Watermom]

This process should NEVER take 8 weeks. Have you been hitting it at least 2 and hopefully 3 times every day with bleach up to shock level? I think you were out of town for a few days? How long? And, did your pool have anything done to it in that time? Can you give current water testing results?

[vanman2501]

I was out of town but it was just over night I shocked it heavy before I Left and then when I returned. I put a few chlorine tabs in the floater before I left also. My chlorine level was still up when I returned. I will say to my surprise my pool was cloudy blue this morning. that's a big change from where it was. I just don't know why it is taking so long this isn't the first time I ever had to deal with algae. I looked back on what I spent on chlorine and shock since opening the pool this year it it is just under $300.00. It does look like I have had a big improvement with the way it looks now. When I vacuum I don't seem to be picking up anything. My chlorine level has held very constant considering the amount of algae in the pool. Usually it drops like a rock when I have and algae problem.

vanman2501

[Watermom]

Can you post current water testing results?

[vanman2501]

I tested this morning before shocking or doing anything to the pool.

FC 15
PH 7.5
TA 80
CYA 40

[Watermom]

And how does the water look today?

[Watermom]

Test it 2 or better yet 3 times today and each time, add enough bleach to get back to a cl level of 15. Keep doing this until your pool clears up and you do not lose more than 1 ppm of chlorine overnight. (Test it in the morning before the sun gets on the pool.) When you reach that point, I would suggest holding it at shock level for one addtional day just for good measure and then you can begin to let the cl level drift back down. Then, to keep from having this happen again, never let your chlorine level drop below 3. Always keep it between 3-6. (Unless your cya level changes. If it does, check the "Best Guess CYA Chart for the required chlorine levels you'll need to keep.)

Actually, you can test more than 3 times per day. The more often you test it and redose it with bleach the faster it will clear up.