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    Ants in the pool?

    I get these too, in south Florida, seasonal. And then they are gone, and another pest arrives
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    How to fix Pool Scale due to calcium

    Steel brush and plaster are not recommended. Are you sure you are not damaging the surface? I use nylon only in my pool. Did you measure your TAP water before you started the fill up? (It would be great to measure this anyways today, in your case). The scaling is the consequence of water being...
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    Dry acid

    Is there any problem with diluting the muriatic acid? I could not find any negative effect.
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    Dry acid

    As PoolStored said Watch out on the residuals from dry acid. It can damage your pool: https://blog.orendatech.com/sulfuric-acid-sodium-bisulfate-muriatic-alternatives I used to buy dry acid but then changed to Muriatic acid 4 good. And always dilute muriatic acid in a bucket before pouring...
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    Adjusting and retesting

    Mknauss, Can you help me understand why you say ph has little effect when cya is in the mix? I am aware of the 7.5% rule (or Lowry's 5% if 50ppm of Borax are present), But the table in his article clearly states that ph plays a role even when cya is there...
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    No R-0001 in Taylor K-2006 Testing Kit

    I bought the 2006-C, which is supposed to be the same as the 2006 but with bigger bottles, and since it is FASDPD, you don't need R001. look at the instructions under FAS DPD