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aa62579 · Jun 11, 2012

Re: HELP i'm in a complete mess and don't know which way to

A TA of 190 will almost double the amount of acid needed from pool calculator's default of a TA of 100, so that explains why you weren't getting the results you were looking for.

Test pH, plug in numbers in pool calculator, making sure to change gallons and TA, and lower to 7.2.
Then start shocking.

NikiBelle · Jun 11, 2012

Re: HELP i'm in a complete mess and don't know which way to

ok. Just added more MA. Will keep working with pH and go get chlorine. It's suppose to rain off and on the next several days. I hope that's ok. Seems like i read that sunshine takes away the chlorine so i'm thinking that it may be a good thing it's cloudy.

Soon as i get the pH down and get my bleach...i'll start showing pics...will be later today.

Thanks so much everyone!!!!!

NikiBelle · Jun 11, 2012

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Ok pH now 7.2ish or a little less maybe.

Started bleach. Took all that Lowes had and yeah got quite a few looks.

First round of bleach in at 2:30pm.

This is the first pic.

linen · Jun 11, 2012

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Looking good...or bad depending on your perspective :mrgreen:

...please keep the pics rolling in :-D : :epds:

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NikiBelle · Jun 11, 2012

Re: HELP i'm in a complete mess and don't know which way to

Checked my TC and it seems to be around 1.5. Now, what is shock level of chlorine that i'm shooting for? The pool calculator doesn't have a TC.

What should i measure and what should the goal be while i'm shocking?

Thanks!!!!

YippeeSkippy · Jun 11, 2012

Re: HELP i'm in a complete mess and don't know which way to

The "Total Chlorine" is the "Free Chlorine" plus "Combined Chlorine" (which ideally is Zero!).
So if your FC is 5, your CC is 1, your TC would be 6. Capisce?

The FC is what is available to fight the cooties and nasties. The CC tells you that you've got cooties and nasties that the chlorine is trying to deal with.

You'll get the hang of this stuff.. I'm fairly new to it also and it makes so much more sense to me than what the pool store ever said!

aa62579 · Jun 11, 2012

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You want to keep your FC above 15 and every time it drops below that number, raise it back up.

(Edited due to a mind fart and forgetting which topic I was replying to!)

aa62579 · Jun 11, 2012

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Looking back, you said that you bought the 100XL kit. You should have the FAS/DPD kit. It will be a powder and a couple of reagents. It is the test you will need to be performing while shocking - you add the powder, sample turns pink, add drops until it clears. That will be FC. Then add in 5 drops of next reagent. If it turns pink, you have CCs. Add in drops until it clears and you get your CC amount.

linen · Jun 11, 2012

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You want to raise your FC to 15 ppm as often as possible. You can use your FAS-DPD FC test to measure FC...you have a tf-100 test kit? Since I am assuming you got the 1.5 TC from the OTO TC test (the taylor T-1000 kit)...just go ahead and dose the pool up to 15 ppm FC assuming that your FC right now is zero.
Keep re-reading the baqua to chlorine article, it has most of the detail in there or in the links in there: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/baqua_chlorine_conversion

aa62579 said:
What is your CYA? That will tell you what shock level to use.

NikiBelle probably has no cya, since this is a baqua conversion. The FC level to shoot for in baqua conversions is 15 ppm.

aa62579 · Jun 11, 2012