========== The Morning Thread =========

[wideright]

Good morning Dave(w) - I need to see Toy Story 2, so that I can see Toy Story 3. :lol:

Checked out the pool last night when I got home. Amazing difference from just 1 day, but the "scorch" didn't get all the algae,
so I may have to get in there with a scrub brush or something. Did the first test strip, and the only thing off is that the pH was a little high.

What all porducts/chemicals do you have to keep the water in balance?


Good morning Dave(p)

Morning Charlie! Yes you do need to see 2 before 3. It's a great movie.

Ok, I keep a bunch of chemicals on hand.

- Shock N Swim (essential)
- 3" Chlorine tablets
- pH plus
- pH minus
- alkalinity increaser
- Clarifier
- Super algae remover (rarely use)
- UV enhancer

How big is your pool? Was the water in your pool sitting there for a while and you are trying to get it clean or did you fill it for the first time?

 

[IndyManning18]

Strasburg fever has struck me!

Wally World had one blaster, 11 rack jumbo packs and some loose packs. It now only has the loose packs left.

Who's up for a break?

 

[ChasHawk]

It was sitting for a year plus, Dave. It's 18' x 48" deep. The super algae killer is all I've done so far.
I need to get some of the shock, the 3" chlorine tabs, and the pH up & down. The alkalinity, clarifier, and UV enhancer, I haven't heard of.

I think I need to buy Swimming pools for dummies :lol:

 

[chippernate]

Just stopping in to say ello before I head ofto summer school

 

[ChasHawk]

Strasburg fever has struck me!

Wally World had one blaster, 11 rack jumbo packs and some loose packs. It now only has the loose packs left.

Who's up for a break?

Ustream? :lol:

 

[IndyManning18]

Strasburg fever has struck me!

Wally World had one blaster, 11 rack jumbo packs and some loose packs. It now only has the loose packs left.

Who's up for a break?

Ustream? :lol:

No stream. :| Old school.

 

[ChasHawk]

Strasburg fever has struck me!

Wally World had one blaster, 11 rack jumbo packs and some loose packs. It now only has the loose packs left.

Who's up for a break?

Ustream? :lol:

No stream. :| Old school.

Better have Andrew put some coal in the scanner then.

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #1:

Starlin Castro Chrome
Caleb Brewer Purple Refractor #480/999

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #2:

Aroldis Chapman Base
Christian Colon USA Chrome

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #3:

Andrew Cashner Chrome
Cody Satterwhite BLUE Refractor #062/250
Stephen Strasburg Base

 

[ChasHawk]

Nice so far, Jeff.

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #4:

Starlin Castro Chrome

 

[wideright]

It was sitting for a year plus, Dave. It's 18' x 48" deep. The super algae killer is all I've done so far.
I need to get some of the shock, the 3" chlorine tabs, and the pH up & down. The alkalinity, clarifier, and UV enhancer, I haven't heard of.

I think I need to buy Swimming pools for dummies :lol:

Yeah I felt so stupid last year. It was our first pool and I was clueless. After I skunked it the first time and had to drain and refill it, I learned a lot talking to the pool store. Biggest thing is balance the water first, then shock it. Unfortunately, the algae killer won't remove what's on the walls. Unfortunately, you are gonna need to scrub the algae and then drain and refill. Start from scratch and you'll have much better results. Once algae has been in there a while it's tough to kill it just with chemicals and takes a loooooong time. How bad is the algae?

Alkalinity basically helps neutralize acids in the water and keeps pH from changing, such as when it rains. pH level is important to allow chlorine reactions to work to kill bacteria, algae, organisms, etc. Clarifier is for clearing up the water if it looks cloudy. UV enhancer helps to maintain chlorine levels on really hot sunny days.

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #5:

Brett Jackson Chrome

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #6:

Gustavo Nunez PURPLE Refractor #057/999

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #7:

Domingo Santana PURPLE Refractor #129/999

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #8:

Robbie Ray USA Chrome

 

[IndyManning18]

Rack Pack #9:

Matt Newman USA Chrome

 

[A_Pharis]

Come on Indy!

 

[ChasHawk]

It was sitting for a year plus, Dave. It's 18' x 48" deep. The super algae killer is all I've done so far.
I need to get some of the shock, the 3" chlorine tabs, and the pH up & down. The alkalinity, clarifier, and UV enhancer, I haven't heard of.

I think I need to buy Swimming pools for dummies :lol:

Yeah I felt so stupid last year. It was our first pool and I was clueless. After I skunked it the first time and had to drain and refill it, I learned a lot talking to the pool store. Biggest thing is balance the water first, then shock it. Unfortunately, the algae killer won't remove what's on the walls. Unfortunately, you are gonna need to scrub the algae and then drain and refill. Start from scratch and you'll have much better results. Once algae has been in there a while it's tough to kill it just with chemicals and takes a loooooong time. How bad is the algae?

Alkalinity basically helps neutralize acids in the water and keeps pH from changing, such as when it rains. pH level is important to allow chlorine reactions to work to kill bacteria, algae, organisms, etc. Clarifier is for clearing up the water if it looks cloudy. UV enhancer helps to maintain chlorine levels on really hot sunny days.

Skunking it sounds bad. :lol:

Honestly man, the whole pool was green, I mean dark green. Now, after the "scorch", it's all blue except a couple spots, which I'll have to scrub.
This scorch stuff stuff breaks the algae down so that it gets sucked in to the skimmer, then I just rinse it out of the filter cartridge.

Unfortunately, the only pool store around here is The Great Escape, and I constantly feel like those guys are trying to "sell me" on something.