- Jun 18, 2011
- 7
Hi all. I just cannot believe noone else has ever had this problem. I have battled and searched for years for an answer on web but never came across anything to help or explain why. I posted once before a few years ago about this topic in swimming pools (didn't know then where to post for spas). At that time the PH held ok at TA of 50. Well that didn't last, didn't reopen spa again til now. So....here we go again. (fyi - I also have same problem with fish tank and can only have fish that can tolerate high ph in it. Pool seems to maintain - probably because is mostly rain and snow melt). So...I have spent a better part of a week trying to balance ph and TA (dry acid and Na bicarb). When I got ph balanced (7.6), the TA went to 40-45. When I raised ta to 115, ph went off chart (TF test kit). So i lowered ph gradually again with dry product, ta bottomed out. So then I gradually raised TA to 170 and commenced using muriatic acid over past 24 hours to get ph down slowly. So ph is still high (8.2+ but coming down) and ta is now at 100...see where I am headed again!? Help, I am going bald! Thanks in advance for any info/assistance. Details below.
Bev in MA
Saratoga spa - Adelphi
Well water - ph 7.6 out of tap, 8.2-8.4 after sitting 24 hours, TA within normal, CA low
Nature 2 w/dichlor as needed and MPS and ozonator
FC - 0.5
CC - 0.5 (mps?)
ph - 8.2
TA - 100
Ca - 200
temp - 100
Bev in MA
Saratoga spa - Adelphi
Well water - ph 7.6 out of tap, 8.2-8.4 after sitting 24 hours, TA within normal, CA low
Nature 2 w/dichlor as needed and MPS and ozonator
FC - 0.5
CC - 0.5 (mps?)
ph - 8.2
TA - 100
Ca - 200
temp - 100