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Thanks a lot, I will try the Vitamin C to see how that works.

Here are a few more pics of other spots... Sorry not the best quality pics, but was hard to take with the wind

I have not added any CYA this year this far. there is no sign or feel of anything coming up below the plaster, but I will take a few more pics of the other spots.. maybe that will help with with the diagnosis.

Thanks guys for the prompt replies. To answer you question about how I tested, I do use strips (insta strip, where you use your iphone to take a pic and it provides the read outs and it is amazingly accurate compared to the drop tests), but I also have the TF-100 test kit. When I want a quick...

Hi All, Just recently I started noticing these rust colored areas at the bottom of the pool. As of now I would say I have around 8 or so. I have tried brushing them away but do not come off. Anyone know what this might be and what I can do to get rid of them? BTW, my pool is IG, 15,0000 Gal...

Hi Bobby, Did the new unit work from a consistency perspective? I too have the same unit, and when my manual reading is around 3400, the unit reads approx 2900-3000. Not so much off as yours, but still off by approx 400-500 ppm. I normally just look at the reading and if it reads 2900'ish I...

So looks like my PH is back down to normal at 7.5... Now I just need to monitor it and make sure it does not continue to spike. Thanks again guys

Thanks guys, Yeah, the MA I put in this morning should help bring it back down. I was just curious on the effects of adding the salt.

Brand is AquaSalt...

Thanks for the info. Yes for the first 4 weeks I was brushing twice daily. Now I am only doing it once per day. Before I added the salt my readings were the following: FC=3.5 CC=0 TC=3.5 PH=7.2 TA=60 CH=430 CYA=50 Water Temp today is 70F Thoughts?

So I just added salt to my pool yesterday and this morning I noticed that the PH had spiked from 7.2 ish to close to 8.0. I added 3 cups (24 oz) of Acid to bring it down... But would this have been the result of adding the salt? My PH has remained very stable for the past couple weeks prior...