Green tint to water

[Scsu74]

I noticed a green tint to the water the last few days and am not sure what's causing it. TA seems a bit high and CYA is low, would that be enough to cause the color?

Ph 7.5
FC- 3 CC- 0
TA - 100-110
CYA - 35
Borates - 50-60

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Your FC is too low. You could be on the verge of an outbreak of algae, if not already there. If you're only at 3ppm of FC now, there is a good chance you've dropped even lower at time? [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA]

Consider taking it up to SLAM level for a day and running an OCLT test. If you fail you know you're going to need to really SLAM it. SLAM Process

Maddie

Also, consider your CYA at 40 if you're anything over 30 on the test.

 

[JoeyV]

I am a newbie so listen to the more experience members. With a fc of 3 and cya of 35, it may or may not be an algae thing. I spent most of last summer fighting green tinted water. It was because the metal content was too high. If the metal is too high, it usually shows tan staining on things like your white jet or return and sometimes on the floor and at the bottom corners where the wall meets the floor. The water will turn a tinted green if the metal seperates from the water (theres a term for that but i forget what they called it).