Recent content by ridgerunner

thanks guys I shoot for a 50 cya level and go from there. I sure don't want to mess things up. everybody that comes to house brags about how good the pool looks. I Love this method. thanks guys

does adding a 1/2 gallon of bleach a day sound like to much for my size pool. I don't mind adding the bleach .

Hey guys been reading threw pool school and getting all the information I can to do the BBB style, so far my pool is clear and the fc level is around 6.5 to 8.5 on average. I test everyday with the tf-100 kit, great kit makes it so easy to know what is happening, but anyway I brought my cya...

I sent my wife down to the pool store to get the cya. It was double in price compared to online stores.we got about 3 1/2 pounds. I put it in a sock and placed it in the pool. I put 124 oz of bleach in last night, i guess thats not shocking it , my bad I used the pool calculator for the amounts...

Thanks for all the advice you guys have given a green horn like me. I had my wife go today down to the local pool store and pick up some cya. put it in a sock like some of the other posts have suggested and will give it a week to see what happens. today my test results for chlorine and ph were...

thanks for the help, yes my ch would be 50. I Filled my pool up a week ago with city tap water. the water is clear and looks good . I used a pool opening kit a bag of shock and bottle of aleigcide. and have been using pucks in a floating disk. I figure what I was doing wrong on the pool...

Hey guys first time posting and also my first time owning a pool. I Love this forum still learning this bbb method. I got my tf-100 test kit today and tested my water. and here is the results. FC 0.05, CC 5, TA 160 CYA 20 but may be lower, PH 7.8 CH.5 I really don't know what to make of...