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ok, thanks. I will do an OCLT and go from there!

No, I just started the SLAM figuring it wouldn't hurt seeing the filter is now working properly.

about 4-5 weeks ago we opened to a swamp so started to SLAM. It was a slow process as we had to plug our skimmer due to a leak in the line and just filter with 1 intake and constantly run the aquabot. After a few weeks we finally removed all leaves and debri and the water cleared and we passed...

I just wanted to say THANK YOU! to everyone that helped me out last week. I have been testing every night, adding bleach, and everything looks amazing!!! Now we are planning on going away this weekend for 4 days and I'm not sure what to do. I was thiking of getting tablets, but not sure of how...

I tested twice before I added and twice this morning as I'm teaching my daughter how to test. And we just got our liner changed and we figured out gallons based on those measurements. No rain, no swimmers. Good thing I didn't add the whole amount it called for. Definetly a learning experience...

Had a change of plans yesterday and the kids are coming over today so no one swam yesterday. Here were my numbers from last night: 6.8 PH FC 3 CC.5 TA 50 CYA 20-didn't test this again as I just added CYA 2 days ago and want to give it a few days to test again According to the pool math I was...

After having my morning cup of coffee, I realized that I should do a FAS/DPD test (I have the TF100) to find out the exact FC. I'm sure I will get a hang of this. Here were my results FC 4.5 CC .5 I know its ok to swim, but should I be concerned about CC? The water is crystal clear and the sun...

Thank You! and yes, I have the Pool School handy sheet printed with notes:) I just tested PH this morning and PH is up to 7.2 As for the chlorine test- I can't distinguish between the shades of yellow. They all look the same shade of yellow to me, but it did turn yellow. How do I know that I...

Great Value Bleach concentrated. active ingredient: sodium hypochlorite..8.25% other ingredients...91.75% yields 7.86% available chlorine contains no phosphorus Is this the ok?

Added 121 oz jug of 8.25 bleach. Don't have any Borax or washing soda so that will have to wait until the morning. I do have some PH upper from the pool store left over from last year. Doesn't say what it actually is though...is that safe to use?

The pool is filled and I tested it quickly last night with my tf-100. Here were the results: FC-0 PH-7.5 TA-30 CC-0 CYA-0 Today I added 64oz Baking soda and 64oz. granular stabilizer in a sock(I didn't realize it was supposed to dissolve over a couple of days and kept squeezing it every 20 min...

SO Sorry! I only put in 2000 gallons not 20000! Last day of school here and trying to get way too much done! Thanks for everyones help!

Thank you! got hth stabilizer from which is 98.5%. On the chart it says to add 64oz. to 30 ppm for 20,000, but when I put my numbers in poolmath it says to add 8.5 oz. That is a VERY big difference. Not sure how much to add....

Makes sense about the CC! thanks! A little scary to think this is our drinking water. As for the CYA, I'm going to have to get liquid form as they found a leak in both the skimmer line and the intake line. Since the lines are partially underneath concrete we have a temporary hose going to the...

ok so... PH was somewhere between 7.2 and 7.5-I was having difficulty distinguishing between the shades CL- 0 CYA-0 TA- 30 didn't run hardness as I know we have really soft water and with vynal it doesn't really matter, right? Also, just curious as to why the kids kept complaining they smelled...