Just getting started
- Thread starter Kelly P
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- Jun 22, 2014
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Just took this picture this afternoon, I think it looks great, but then again I thought the first picture looked great.
So what do you guys think?
So what do you guys think?
- Jun 22, 2014
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I think soon you'll be addicted to water clarity and start to go nuts like the rest of us. 
Now go pass that OCLT! 
Now go pass that OCLT! 
- Jul 3, 2013
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Looks great!!! I can't access your old pic to compare, bit if I remember, it didn't have THAT clarity. Good job, and good luck with the OCLT!
I'm glad everybody thinks the picture looks good, but I didn't pass the OCLT.
I was wondering if my CYA count was the same ( because you guys could not believe it dropped to 40 after I used the algicide) so I retested and had my husband test this morning also and we came up at a CYA 55. I am still waiting on my R – 0871 to come in, don't know if it's today or next week so I don't know where I'm at. If it could go wrong it would go wrong to me ( if it weren't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all) So if CYA is 55 I should bump it up to the 60 correct and that means Slam Level 24. My PH is 8.2, also high so I will low that today.
One good thing I have absolutely no debris of any sort on the bottom of my pool for the first time.
I was wondering if my CYA count was the same ( because you guys could not believe it dropped to 40 after I used the algicide) so I retested and had my husband test this morning also and we came up at a CYA 55. I am still waiting on my R – 0871 to come in, don't know if it's today or next week so I don't know where I'm at. If it could go wrong it would go wrong to me ( if it weren't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all) So if CYA is 55 I should bump it up to the 60 correct and that means Slam Level 24. My PH is 8.2, also high so I will low that today.
One good thing I have absolutely no debris of any sort on the bottom of my pool for the first time.
- Jun 22, 2014
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Correct ... 60 = 24. Remember pH always reads high when your FC is over 10. If you really want an accurate pH reading, you have to let the FC drop to 9 or below just long enough to test.
So do you have any advice on what I should do in the meantime, while I am waiting on the R – 0871 to come in.
Should I just set back and to nothing or just add some chlorine at night and is so how much do you think?
Should I just set back and to nothing or just add some chlorine at night and is so how much do you think?
- Jun 22, 2014
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When out of drops during a SLAM, you can try and mimic the bleach dosages as best as you can compared to what you had been doing. For example, if you were typically adding 1/2 gallon every 4 hours, then stay with that routine.
Good solid plan for sure! Kelly you are doing it! Have you been reading the ABC of pool school to learn the whys of TFP? I think that would be very helpful in teaching you the bases of pool care. 
Kim
Kim
Yes, I've read the ABC of pool school and I understand how it all works. I'm just wanting to get through this OCLT, and then just maintaining an normal FC 7 and CC 0 and PH thought the week and the other tests once a week.
Dont know when I'll post again, drops didn't come in today, so wait another..
Thanks
Kelly
Dont know when I'll post again, drops didn't come in today, so wait another..
Thanks
Kelly
Question, you say PH is not accurate when chlorine is high can that be the same for CYA.
just wondering if that's why it went up too.
just wondering if that's why it went up too.
- Jun 22, 2014
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I got my drops late yesterday afternoon and tested the water
5.00p.m. FC 13 CC .5
9:00p.m. FC 22 CC 0
9:30p.m. FC 24 CC .5
5:15a.m FC 23 CC .5
I can't believe this day is here and I passed my OCLT.
I am going to test again tonight to make sure I didn't drop to much through the day today (it is supposed to be extremely hot today here) so hopefully I won't drop more then 2-3 through the day and 1 over night. That is correct, right?
I really do appreciate everything you guys done for me. And if you have any other food for thought that I should be doing in the next couple days I will take all the advice I can get.
I know to let it come down to FC 5-10 ( try to stay at 8 and if it drops to much move to a 10) and CC.5 or less and test at night and add at night like I have been. When I reach that retest everything,
FC, CC, ph, TA, CH .
Thanks
Kelly
5.00p.m. FC 13 CC .5
9:00p.m. FC 22 CC 0
9:30p.m. FC 24 CC .5
5:15a.m FC 23 CC .5
I can't believe this day is here and I passed my OCLT.
I am going to test again tonight to make sure I didn't drop to much through the day today (it is supposed to be extremely hot today here) so hopefully I won't drop more then 2-3 through the day and 1 over night. That is correct, right?
I really do appreciate everything you guys done for me. And if you have any other food for thought that I should be doing in the next couple days I will take all the advice I can get.
I know to let it come down to FC 5-10 ( try to stay at 8 and if it drops to much move to a 10) and CC.5 or less and test at night and add at night like I have been. When I reach that retest everything,
FC, CC, ph, TA, CH .
Thanks
Kelly
- Jun 22, 2014
- 48,335
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- 17888
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- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
That's great. You can expect to lose between 2-4 ppm of FC in 24 hours. If you lose more than that, it's either the sun (needs more CYA) or algae (SLAM). Generally the OCLT will be your first step to confirm which one applies. So now you know. Enjoy your algae-free pool and weekend.
Kelly
That is great news. If it were me, I would hold that SLAM through the day and test one more time just to be sure. Your decision though. I am not always 100% confident in any one test, so doing it 2 times helps me be confident.
That is great news. If it were me, I would hold that SLAM through the day and test one more time just to be sure. Your decision though. I am not always 100% confident in any one test, so doing it 2 times helps me be confident.