Recent content by carl333

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    When to add more bromine?

    Ok, I think I may have figured it out. I just tested my water by adding 4 dippers and no color change. Usually I would dump out the sample and add more sanitizer. I forgot this time and after 30 minutes, it turned a rosy pink. The DPD is about 1 year old in a K-2106 kit. Should I be seeing an...
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    When to add more bromine?

    15-25% loss of bromine per day? Why am I reading that it is not necessary to add bromine between fills then? Do we have 2 camps? Now I'm totally confused. To add or not to add. Set me straight please.
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    When to add more bromine?

    Re: Wneh to add more bromine? I used 1.25 cups this morning of chlorine bleach. 300 gal. tub. Tested with K-2106 several hours later, and no reading. Discouraged, I added more sodium bromine and MPS a few moments ago. Perhaps I should have just added more MPS or more chlorine and check for a...
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    When to add more bromine?

    Re: Wneh to add more bromine? Tabs are expensive and I don't have an ozonator. I'd like to continue to use sodium bromide in granular form and a separator activator. Does both the activator and sodium bromide deplete after soaks or do I just continue to add MPS/chlorine to bring it to a safe...
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    When to add more bromine?

    Ok, I've added bromine, added activator, took a few dips and naturally the disinfectant level drops. Ok so I add more activator every day or so to bring it up to a safe level. I've read just to continue to add the activator until the next water change. Doesn't bromine itself consume over time...