Recent content by Dr2Smoke

Hey all, I pray that your Saturday is filled with sparkling clear pools and the laughter of family and friends. That out of the way, I messed up–I think. I purchased some Ultima NANO-PHOS tablets to use because they were only $5 and my phosphates were approaching 2ppm. I used them almost two...

Yes, I definitely meant TC. Thanks for catching that! I'll edit the original post to be correct.

Ugh, finally tested my fill water and found that the TA is 220. That explains a lot.

Thanks man! I'm very happy to have found TFP so early on in my pool ownership.

Here's the setup I use to aerate my pool. I'm currently in the process of lowering TA with MA + aeration. I'm almost there! Today's chemistry results: FC: 9.5 TC: 9.5 CYA: 55 PH: 7.2 TA: 125 CH: 225 Borates: 40 Temp: 76 I use bleach to sanitize.

Hello TFP! New pool owner here. Put my 18' × 48" Bestway pool up in April of this year. Water level can only reach 42.5" in practice because the 48" is a measurement to the very top of the steel frame. Sorry–I had to vent about that–but I digress. I also installed a widemouth skimmer and am...