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Not muddled at all! Thanks so, so much! Ok, I just remembered I still had some CYA leftover...I placed the recommended amount in a nylon sock and hung by the intake and also added more bleach. I'll massage it when I get back from errands., meanwhile does anyone know if I can add the sequestrate...

Thanks for the input crek31. If I go with the stabilizer in a sock route - will I have to keep the pool closed until it has dissolved? Which would work fastest?

I think I'll use your seasonal pool directions because it looks like both use the same chems, but the pool calculator is more precise. I checked the water this morning and the chlorine levels are up to 2. I am confused at step five in the Beginners Guide to seasonal pool directions because it...

I dumped in 3 cups of bleach and two hours it tested out at 0.5 chlorine (drop test) not even close to 6, so I dumped in about 4 more cups...tested two hours later...still nothing. Finally I just got done dumping in about half a gallon more of the bleach. If chlorine still tests out so low in...

OK, the pool calculator recommends adding 14 oz of 6% bleach and about 6.1 ounces of Borax, but after entering my pool capacity at 1722, this pool calculator I found at http://www.poolsolutions.com/frm/kiddie_pool_calc.html recommends 5.1 cups of 5.25% bleach and 1.2 cups of Borax as "start-up...

Yup...we have very rusty water

Hi everyone, thanks for responding, I know I can succeed with your help! I have 2 test results the first is a 3-way drop test: 0 chlorine, 0 bromine, and 7.3 pH The second test taken at same time is a test strip: Total Hardness: 200 TA: 180 CH: 0 CYA: 0 pH: 7.8 So is the first thing I should...

Hi everyone. I had a real problem getting my pool chemistry just right so I just emptied, scrubbed, and refilled. It finished filling yesterday morning, and I really want to get it right this time. It is a 1722 gallon Intex pool. So far, I only added 6 oz of HTH metal control last night...the...

You have been most helpful...thanks very much for taking the time :)

Hi again, Well I added the Borax, then some bleach--after which I took a water sample to my pool store...the results for pH and TA where 180 TA pH 7.2. The person at the pool store told me to add a cup of pH minus, wait 8 hrs, then to ad a cup of baking soda, which I did yesterday and this...

Thanks chemgeek...could I add my 21 ounces of bleach and my 2lbs 5oz of borax at the same time? And add my Cyanuric acid at the same time also...or am I backwards?

You are right,I did post the same question at swimming pool help forums...thanks for your response...I don't have a way to aerate the water, so I just got back from the store with supplies, including the borax and bleach. I used the wizard (nice!) and now I am just not sure in what order to add...

What would I do without you?! I have been adding bleach about once a week (this is how long my 12'x36" round pool has been up), but because of the high alkaline, it was being canceled out..or so i was told. Anyway, this is what I have on hand...I'll buy Borax today while I am out for the...

Hi Frustratedpoolmom, Thanks for your response. The active ingredient in the pH plus is sodium carbonate (98%)...do you think it would do? or should I follow Bama rambler's borax suggestion. Also, could you tell me how I can know when the water is safe for the kids?

Thanks for your advice :) So, the next step should be to increase pH?...I do have a jug of hth pH plus... would it do the same as borax? also--should I wait until evening to add anything?