Hi everyone! Newbie to TFP and attempting my first SLAM for algae.
Water test before SLAM:
FC= .5
CC = .5
TC = 1
CYA = 40
Target SLAM FC = 16
Using poolmath, we added 3.6 gallons of liquid chlorine. I checked the levels this morning and FC is only at 2. I am wondering if our chlorine was bad. It's HDX (home depot) brand liquid chlorine, 10%. According to the manufacturer code it was manufactured April 2020...but my husband said it was stored outside when he bought it, and we live in AZ where temps are over 110 most days in the summer.
I'm thinking we should return the rest and buy some different bleach? Is there anything else it could be besides this?
Kind of bummed out that our first SLAM attempt is already off the rails.
Water test before SLAM:
FC= .5
CC = .5
TC = 1
CYA = 40
Target SLAM FC = 16
Using poolmath, we added 3.6 gallons of liquid chlorine. I checked the levels this morning and FC is only at 2. I am wondering if our chlorine was bad. It's HDX (home depot) brand liquid chlorine, 10%. According to the manufacturer code it was manufactured April 2020...but my husband said it was stored outside when he bought it, and we live in AZ where temps are over 110 most days in the summer.
I'm thinking we should return the rest and buy some different bleach? Is there anything else it could be besides this?
Kind of bummed out that our first SLAM attempt is already off the rails.