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    Raised calcium hardness and free chloring went to zero

    Everything was great except my calcium hardness. I added enough to raise ch from 100 to 200, and the free chlorine went from 3 ppm to zero in 1 hour. Is that common that calcium chloride depletes chlorine? I since added chlorine but was curious if anyone knew of whether adding the cal...
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    used borax and now shade of color does not match any in test

    AFter using borax to raise my ph from 6.8 to 7.5, the shade of color the water turns in the tester is not the same as any of the indicated colors. It is more orange red than pink. It is closest to 7.3 to 7.5 but really does not match. ANy suggestions? fc 2 ta 120 cya 50 ch 220
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    First year using BBB and need advice.

    New to BBB method and this is what I have. I uncovered my pool to water that was semi cloudy and I added 12 pounds of shock (sodium dichlor) and put cover back on. I ran pump for 1 week with cover on. Used solid cover. No visible algea when I re-opened pool but water was very cloudy...