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I added borates today and next on the agenda is adding calcium. I'm trying to get an answer on how long I should wait to test after adding each. I seem to remember the pool store years ago saying to wait a week after adding borates to test (Boric Acid from Duda). I asked this last year but...

I did several searches but not finding the exact information I'm looking for. Getting my pool in tip top shape for the season. I have a 19,000 gallon pool. My borates were at 22 and I wanted to raise them to 50. Pool Math said I should add a little over 10 boxes, I added 9 and 3 gallons of...

Ph 7.8 FC 8 TA 54 CYA 62 CH 232 Borax 53 We have a spa that spills over into the pool and I believe that is the reason I am always fighting high Ph. We had been running our pump 12 hours a day, but I think I now understand that isn't necessary when manually adding liquid chlorine. I cut the...

Things have been going really well for our pool for the past year so haven't had to post in quite awhile, but now have a small problem. I have always been the one in our household to backwash and take apart and clean our filter grid, being the more mechanically inclined and handy with tools of...

I am trying to decide if something is starting to grow or if it just the Houston sun and heat which are beginning to get intense. Here are my numbers: Last night at 8:30 pm 1 hour after dosing the pool but not dark yet: FC 8 CC 0 Ph 7.4 TA 90 CH 270 CYA 55 BORATES 60 This morning at 8:00 am...

My PB is bringing some folks by tomorrow to see my Pebble Sheen Aqua Blue. Trying to think of ways to distract him so I can attempt to save them the two years of aggravation I went through before I saw the light. At the very least I plan on having several bottles of "liquid chlorine" on...

My new toy arrived today and right on my birthday. :cool:

Went to book club at a neighbor's recently. Noticed the huge iron stain on the bottom of her pool caused by the algaecide the pool store sold her. She told me about the bids she was getting for huge amounts to drain and acid wash. I came back next day with my test kit, showed her the TFP...

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My first post. :) No problems I can't handle right now. Have spent the last few days draining half the water in our two year old pool and refilling due to a 135 CYA from using Trichlor. I used the borax and baking soda from the beginning and have now learned my lesson on the last part of the...