Fresh fill, what’s next?

[ian81]

Ph 7.5
TA 130
FC .5
Cc .5
Tc 1.0
CH 140? (Out of the tap?)
Cya 0


Freshly painted!
Haven’t added anything yet, the water is almost to the skimmer after 29 hours, so I can start running the filter soon.

I’ve bought dry stabilizer, dry calcium chloride and liquid bleach. What’s first? Slam and cya? Then my CH? Or get the CH up first?

Figured I’d run it by the crew real quick, thanks a bunch!

 

[woodyp]

You shouldn't need a SLAM on a fresh fill. I'd get a gallon of bleach in there first and then decide where you want to run your CYA---then adjust FC accordingly. You can add the calcium during this.

 

[ian81]

You shouldn't need a SLAM on a fresh fill. I'd get a gallon of bleach in there first and then decide where you want to run your CYA---then adjust FC accordingly. You can add the calcium during this.

Awesome, thanks for the quick reply Woody!