I've seen several cloudy water posts here, and here's one more 
Opened a bit later than I should have - roughly a week ago. This is my first time opening (and closing) a pool, so while closed I only had a large blue tarp over it to collect leaves and left the pump running at low speed all winter (in central Florida).
Pretty much immediately after pulling the tarp off I started Slam'ing, as the water was murky blue I had some decomposing amphibians that had gotten under the tarp.
My measurements are generally good I think:
Before Slam:
PH: 7.2 (this surprised me)
TA: 120
CH: 375
FC: 0 (obviously)
CYA: 0 (a slight surprise, didn't think that would go away while closed)
During Slam (now):
FC: Slam target of 12 right now, I add more chlorine 3-4 times a day
CYA: 30 - added a dose at open and am trying to get it to 45 per poolmath
I'm currently trying to keep calm and slam on, but I've seen little improvement since beginning over a week ago. The water is still 90% opaque, close to 100% after a brushing.
Add to that, I started cleaning my filter daily thinking that maybe it's getting clogged up - my pressure gauge isn't showing an increase, but the GPM on the pump decreases from about 48-50 when clean to 40-41 after a day or so.
I consistently get this ick looking blue-white residue coming off my filter. I'm a bit concerned as to what this might be - if this is dead algae, I suspect I'll be slamming and filtering for a long time. And my chlorine costs are already accumulating
Thanks for any suggestions or guidance! This community has been super helpful for this pool novice!
Opened a bit later than I should have - roughly a week ago. This is my first time opening (and closing) a pool, so while closed I only had a large blue tarp over it to collect leaves and left the pump running at low speed all winter (in central Florida).
Pretty much immediately after pulling the tarp off I started Slam'ing, as the water was murky blue I had some decomposing amphibians that had gotten under the tarp.
My measurements are generally good I think:
Before Slam:
PH: 7.2 (this surprised me)
TA: 120
CH: 375
FC: 0 (obviously)
CYA: 0 (a slight surprise, didn't think that would go away while closed)
During Slam (now):
FC: Slam target of 12 right now, I add more chlorine 3-4 times a day
CYA: 30 - added a dose at open and am trying to get it to 45 per poolmath
I'm currently trying to keep calm and slam on, but I've seen little improvement since beginning over a week ago. The water is still 90% opaque, close to 100% after a brushing.
Add to that, I started cleaning my filter daily thinking that maybe it's getting clogged up - my pressure gauge isn't showing an increase, but the GPM on the pump decreases from about 48-50 when clean to 40-41 after a day or so.
I consistently get this ick looking blue-white residue coming off my filter. I'm a bit concerned as to what this might be - if this is dead algae, I suspect I'll be slamming and filtering for a long time. And my chlorine costs are already accumulating
Thanks for any suggestions or guidance! This community has been super helpful for this pool novice!
