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  1. J

    Success at last

    Thanks I will do that tonight. Never thought of that duh!!!
  2. J

    Success at last

    I have finally got my readings in the goals set by pool math. I am using 8% bleach. My current readings are: FC 5 CC.5 TA 100 CYA 30 PH 7.4 I still get a brown/ black buildup in the center of the pool. It seems like its debris rather than algae. Doing an overnight test tonight to make sure...
  3. J

    PH will not go down

    I received my new TF 100 test kit my readings for the last three days are: FC 4 CC 0 PH 8.0 TA 110 CYA 30 I can not get my PH down. I have added 5 pounds of dry acid but my PH is still at 8. Should I adjust the TA down first?
  4. J

    Reoccurring algae problems

    I have ordered a tf-100 test kit should be here before the weekend. In the mean time I am adding three gallons of 8% bleach per day to try and maintain control until the kit arrives. I notice algae still building up in the center of the pool. I only have test strips and they indicate my free...
  5. J

    Reoccurring algae problems

    I have been slamming the pool since last post (10gallons of bleach) and have drained out enough water to get from 100 CYA to 41CYA. Water is clear but still seeing some brown algae and yellowish algae in center or pool. Below are my latest test results from pool store. Should I keep slamming to...
  6. J

    Reoccurring algae problems

    It seems like every year I fight to keep algae out of my pool. This year I thought I had resolved the problem but now the algae has returned. When I started the year my chlorine owes broke so I used crystals and sprinkled them directly into the pool. I did not have any algae problems until I...