Recent content by hilaryjoyce

Got it! Bought some stabilizer on the way home from work and added enough to hit 20 ppm (being cautious in case it wasn't actually 0, I'll test once the sock is empty and re-evaluate). Of course, now there's a thunderstorm so I don't know if this is going to be the most effective OCLT, but we're...

Thanks! I wasn't quite sure if I could SLAM at 0 CYA, but some googling of the forum suggested it's possible, just will result in more FC loss to sunlight. After starting the SLAM at 10 ppm midday today and seeing it drop only to 7.5 ppm after two hours despite mid-afternoon (Canadian, though...

Hi all! We finally got our kit in the mail and I sat down and measured the dirty details for our 9500 gallon above-ground pool, which are: FC = 0 (unsurprisingly, we've been just periodically adding some packets the previous owners left to keep it from being green) pH = 7.2 TA = 50 CH = test...

Thanks! It's gonna be tough to wait for the shipping, but at least I can get the pH in line and keep the water from being completely stagnant and infested in the meantime! I've been reading through the stickied posts here and am slowly realizing that all the various chemicals the previous...

Hello all! My husband and I moved into our first house in April and inherited a not-very-old (2013, though the pump was apparently replaced last year) above ground pool. Basically all I know about it is it's 18' in diameter and I think 4' deep--I'll have to see if I can find the brand name...