JasonLion said:Since TA is high and you are lowering PH anyway, you might as well lower the PH to 7.2.
Oops, forgot that you were lowering pH to try and adjust TA. So now find a way to aerate the pool, like putting your return eyeball to break the water surface, throw in a fountain, have everyone who swims splash around like crazy (just not too crazy to lose water ), or all three. Once you get that going your pH will rise again and your TA will lower, repeat (lower your pH to 7.2, aerate pool to bring pH back up) as necessary until you get TA to where you want it. Personally, when I first started BBB Method last year my TA was / is 120 and I was told to not worry about it too much and just stop using Baking Soda as a way to increase pH. I haven't worried about it, and for me, all is well. I have added a little Borax once, probably due to acid rain, but that's it. No wild swings in pH and nothing seems out of the ordinary. LOL and no I pushed your thread to page 3 ... sorry !!!