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    help!! algae keeps coming back

    Thanks. Knew i saw it but couldnt find it!
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    help!! algae keeps coming back

    Well that explains alot!!! Meaning y i keep getting algae. Errrr:mad: I added a whole gallon of 8.25% around 3:30 this afternoon sincebi waant going to be home around sunet. If i try adding borates would that help any? - - - Updated - - - And one more thing....what EXACTLY should my reading...
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    help!! algae keeps coming back

    I have been fighting mustand algae all summer. To the point that i even drained my pool and started over. I havent had the chance to get a GOOD test kit but ive been testing at the pool store (very close to home). We had a flood over the weekend and again i now have mustard algae. The pool store...
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    Drained pool.....steps after refilling?

    I went the route of draining my pool. After it is refilled what are the first steps to do it the right way? My first time around i knew NOTHING and of course algae took over and my budget left me to drain and start over. I didnt know i still needed chemicals even with a SWG. So im hoping for...
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    No FC or CYA eveb with SWG

    Sorry. It will not let me do signature on my phone. And no acess to a computer right now. CYA target is 5. Test kit is the HTH 6-way test strip. Which test for FC pH TA CH CYA. Im in the state of Louisiana. 18x48 6423gals, AG vinyl, intex SWG/sand CS20110, built 4/16
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    No FC or CYA eveb with SWG

    Hi, im new to the pool world and im having a hard time getting a FC and CYA reading. Last night i added 25oz of stabilizer in a stocking over my return. 9 oz of pH down bc my pH was 7.8 an 128 oz of 10% liquid chlorine. Tested it tonight and my readings were: FC-0 pH-7.5 TA-80 CH-200 CYA-0 My...