Vinny, I have some running around to do as well. SO when you get back home from the store, I want you to do the following before you add any stabilizer:
- Re-check pH. If it's till high (above 7.5), add a little more acid (not as much this time) to try and get it between 7.2-7.5
- Then BEFORE you add any stabilizer, do that ammonia test I mentioned above in post #13. We need to make sure there is no ammonia in the water first. Once you do that 10-min test and can hold FC for 10 minutes, then you can add the amount of stabilizer I noted earlier and you are officially "doing your SLAM".
Make sure to read the SLAM page (link below in my sig) so that you don't neglect some of the important details. The SLAM can take a few days, so try to be patient. As time goes on, your pool should hold FC better and longer as it kills the algae. All of the instructions on the SLAM page help to not only kill the algae, but remove the dead material. It seems like a lot of info, but before too long you'll be a pro at it. Just go back and re-read this and our last few posts and you'll do fine. I'll check back on you later.