My alkalinity is high and my PH is low-- HELP

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I have a 5000 gallon above ground pool. I have successfully used copper to sanitize the past two years Copper reading is currently .5 which is within range.. I have been dealing with high alkalinity and low PH for almost 2 week now! I've done everything I have read about. My PH is currently 6.8 and alkalinity is 180-200. I've done the muriatic treatment several times and have added baking soda to try to bring the PH back up. Nothing is changing.


I have tried the muriatic treatment for lowering alkalinity 6 times over the past 2 weeks. HELP!!!
 
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ssmeitler said:
I have a 5000 gallon above ground pool. I have successfully used copper to sanitize the past two years Copper reading is currently .5 which is within range.. I have been dealing with high alkalinity and low PH for almost 2 week now! I've done everything I have read about. My PH is currently 6.8 and alkalinity is 180-200. I've done the muriatic treatment several times and have added baking soda to try to bring the PH back up. Nothing is changing.
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How are you testing the water?
 
Below is the recommended method to lower your TA. Do you have a bubbler or water feature you can run to increase aeration and your pH? Also adding baking soda increases your TA so don't add that if you are trying to only raise pH.
www.troublefreepool.com

Lower Total Alkalinity

A lower Total Alkalinity level can help a pool owner stabalize their pH increase. We'll explain how to lower TA with a little help from muriatic acid.
www.troublefreepool.com www.troublefreepool.com

As for the copper "sanitization", do you have any chlorine in the pool?
 
JJ_Tex said:
Below is the recommended method to lower your TA. Do you have a bubbler or water feature you can run to increase aeration and your pH? Also adding baking soda increases your TA so don't add that if you are trying to only raise pH.
www.troublefreepool.com

Lower Total Alkalinity

A lower Total Alkalinity level can help a pool owner stabalize their pH increase. We'll explain how to lower TA with a little help from muriatic acid.
www.troublefreepool.com www.troublefreepool.com

As for the copper "sanitization", do you have any chlorine in the pool?
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I do not use chlorine in my pool on a regular basis. I have tried to shock it with a chlorine based shock a few times.
 

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ssmeitler said:
I do not use chlorine in my pool on a regular basis. I have tried to shock it with a chlorine based shock a few times.
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Just so you know, copper is frowned upon here since it can cause staining in your pool and the CDC states that it should not be your primary means of sanitization. Assuming it is your personal pool, it is yours to manage how you see fit. Just know that copper cannot kill everything in your pool that can cause humans to get sick and can also lead to issues down the road for your pool.

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