Do I adjust the PH and CYA before I start the Slam or during the Slam?
FC-.03
TC-.2
CC-.17
PH-8.3
TA-0
CH-5
CYA-5
FC-.03
TC-.2
CC-.17
PH-8.3
TA-0
CH-5
CYA-5
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TF-50 test kit and a phtester PH-107Which test kit are you using? How did you obtain the pH result?
I had the water tested.Your first set of test results shows a TA of 0. Can you confirm how you obtained that result?
I tested for TA and got 110. PH 8.5 CYA 20Your first set of test results shows a TA of 0. Can you confirm how you obtained that result?
My apologies...I read this as 20 FC. Thanks Dustin.After adding chemicals yesterday my new numbers are: PH 9.6, CYA 20, FC .5.
Should I continue to lower the PH by adding muriatic acid?My apologies...I read this as 20 FC. Thanks Dustin.
If your FC is over 10 ppm, don't bother. The pH reading will not be accurate with an elevated FC. I suspect you are still doing the SLAM Process, so just focus on that for now. However, if your FC is currently under 10 ppm and you want to test/adjust the pH to about 7.2, that is fine. Just be sure your pH testing method is accurate.Should I continue to lower the PH by adding muriatic acid?
Right now my FC is .5 and I haven't started the slam because my PH is so high at 8.5 and CYA at 20. What is a good methodIf your FC is over 10 ppm, don't bother. The pH reading will not be accurate with an elevated FC. I suspect you are still doing the SLAM Process, so just focus on that for now. However, if your FC is currently under 10 ppm and you want to test/adjust the pH to about 7.2, that is fine. Just be sure your pH testing method is accurate.
While there are digital meters, they can be finicky and require calibration. Most of us continue to use the OTO comparative viewing block with the red reagent.What is a good method
for testing PH?
Use the comparator block in the kit and the reagent R0013, phenol red.Right now my FC is .5 and I haven't started the slam because my PH is so high at 8.5 and CYA at 20. What is a good method
for testing PH?
Latest PH 7.6 and FC 1Bring the pH back down. Add half the acid you think you need, test pH and TA again. Are you sure the pH meter is calibrated?
Have you had any discernible FC reading at all yet?
Bill, I want to make sure that's not a typo. Is your FC only 1.0? If so, is there a reason you are letting it fall so low? Are you not increasing the FC until you get the pH down to about 7.2 for the SLAM Process.Latest PH 7.6 and FC 1