sand dirt silt

I have been trying to find a cordless pool bot to clean my pool. My pool is a 29' long fiberglass pool with a safety ledge around the perimeter, steps on the shallow end and a bench on the deep end. I've attached a picture so you can see what it looks like, but overall to me it seems like a...

Today's water test: chlorine 5.5 CYA 40 pH 7.8 TA 120 CH 200 We just recently remodeled the our pool (plaster, tile, concrete deck, added small water feature), and everything is fine except that there is, every morning, a layer of "dirt" in the pool. I originally thought it was either sand...

Hi guys, I'm a relatively new pool owner (two seasons now), and I have two potentially-related questions. Background info: Aquasport 52 (17' x 32', oval, ~14k gallons) Flat bottom, no deep end Two years old, set up last April I live in north Alabama, pool is in partial or full sun all day...

I believe I'm having an issue with something (sand?) coming from my return jets. After just a few hours of running my pump, there is some sort of debris that accumulates at the bottom of my inline with my return jet. At first I wasn't sure if it was algae or sand, or who knows what, but I've...

Hey Pool Kids! I've done a quick search of TFP regarding this, with no luck. So here I am! Got a slow-start at pool opening this year, but started SLAM 4 days ago, my 2nd year following the TFP method, and the process is going smoothly. And for a VERY impatient person, I'm following the rules...

Every time my sand filter runs I get this mess at the bottom of my pool. I have vacuumed to wast in the past and it get a little better but eventually comes right back. I don’t believe it is algae. It’s turns to a cloud when I try to touch it. Yesterday I vacuumed to waste again and the pool...