Recent content by divaofsongs

I am so happy with the outcome of the simulated acrylic flagstone we had done today. I think it looks real and natural. I am still in awe over the low price I paid!

Overall, I am extremely pleased with Caribbean Pools, they went above and beyond when they upgraded me for free, from a plaster finish to a Pebble Sheen finish, which would have cost me thousands of dollars. The delay was weather related, and although I was very impatient and agitated about the...

Today I had the Hayward salt water automation system with Aqua Connect installed. The guy who put the system in is also the owner of the weekly pool service I am hiring to do my chemicals. He said there was zero chlorine in our pool and he cannot see how the startup crew put anything in the...

Okay, I spoke with the guy who did the startup and he said he put 2 pounds of shock, 2 pounds of granular CYA and 3 chlorine tabs in the floater. I am wondering if it just takes time for everything to register?

Hello. I need some help please..........I just had a pool built and they came to startup the pool yesterday and said we were good on chemicals for a week, however, when I just tested the water myself and my results say the water balance is not even close to correct. These were my results: Total...

I need some help please..........they came to startup the pool yesterday and said we were good on chemicals for a week, however, when I just tested the water myself and my results say the water balance is not even close to correct. These were my results:\ Total Hardness: 500 Total Chlorine: 0...

I have a question about the salt in my water.......I will ask here and then if no answers, I will post out on the forum. I am going to be converting to SWG soon but I believe my tap water has a higher than normal salt content so I am going to test the water for salt before adding the salt and...

Alright, the startup crew came, they told me I have to wait until tomorrow to get in because they put shock in the water. Not sure what that is yet or why but I wish I could get in tonight. :-( I will be in there first thing in the morning though, I have waited a long time and I am past ready...

That is good to know, thank you for sharing your before and after photos, I appreciate it. cbrach411, I actually like your before better than your after. :-) I am waiting on the startup people to get here so I can get the pump going and get it cleaned up. There is a Mesquite tree that is...

I am worried about the color of the water.......I was expecting a true medium blue but this is more like a greenish blue, which is the last thing I wanted. I do not like a green hue at all and wanted a true blue. I hope this is something that is just temporary and will work itself out over the...

I am hoping it will not be the color it is today, the day after filling it, because it is more green than blue and I was adamant that I did not want any green at all in my water color. Hopefully it will change soon and is just part of the initial process. That would be awesome and I would...

Thanks for the advice, I will get the speedstir and already ordered the test kit. I did the 5 gallon test and sadly, with one hose it took 1 minute to fill the 5 gallon bucket, not a good sign...lol. These photos are after 3 hours of filling with 2 hoses, the deep end is 5 ft., so we have a long...

You are going to LOVE the blue smurf, er um, I mean blue surf! :-) They also added luminous glass, blue blend, so that is making it even extra special. They will be here at 8 a.m. for acid washing and then we will be filling it up! If I could jump for joy, I would! I can't wait! They are...

Thanks for the info! Would you happen to know if we can start up the salt system right away or should we wait 30 days for that? I just called and rescheduled my additional concrete for next week because I don't want to take any chances. I know they guy said they will cover it, nothing to worry...