Hi, I'm helping some friends balance their ig pool after opening for the first time - it came with the home they bought late last fall and of course they opened to a nice bright green lime jello water. Their PH is extremely low (the test results in the vial are yellow, not even orange :? ). Then in testing the alkalinity, the water sample doesn't even turn green when adding #8 - it turns pink. They've been gradually adding borax and even after adding an entire box the test results for the PH haven't changed.
My question is this: should we start adjusting the alkalinity first with baking soda or should we continue adding borax and then adjust the alkalinity?
Further info - the pool guy had added 5 gallons of liquid shock which did basically nothing. Yesterday we drained and replaced about 1/2 the water to bring down the cya from 120 to 60, added 4 gallons of 12.5% and today the pool is a lovely blue and we can even see the bottom drains in the 8' deep end! TFP rocks and they are so grateful I've introduced them to you!!
Thank you so much for your help,
Jan
My question is this: should we start adjusting the alkalinity first with baking soda or should we continue adding borax and then adjust the alkalinity?
Further info - the pool guy had added 5 gallons of liquid shock which did basically nothing. Yesterday we drained and replaced about 1/2 the water to bring down the cya from 120 to 60, added 4 gallons of 12.5% and today the pool is a lovely blue and we can even see the bottom drains in the 8' deep end! TFP rocks and they are so grateful I've introduced them to you!!
Thank you so much for your help,
Jan