Recent content by Fatpoolboy

Great, thanks for all the info. I added 6 of the 10oz of ma just now with the pump running. I also added some clarifier because I have some iron in the water which turned a yellow tint when I started using the swg. I'll retest after the ma has had some time to circulate.

Thanks for the reply Casey. So my target ph should be 7.2, which tells me to use 10oz MA. Can't figure out what that will leave my TA at, should it be under 100 or what am I hoping for as a target? Also do you think the low hardness will be any problem? Thanks! Mike

Thanks alot, it all took about 5 weeks working hard on weekends. I was pretty motivated to get the retaining wall completed once I had dug down 20" right next to pier blocks supporting my deck. We're happy with how it came out. Eventually I'm going to relocate the pump and SWG to the paver area...

Ok, I uploaded pictures from photobucket this time... - - - Updated - - - And a couple more...

So this is our first pool and I've done a lot of reading while setting up and trying to do everything right to ensure success. Its an 18x9x48" coleman steel frame pool that holds 3,913Gal (at 90%). We just got it filled last sunday and I added about 2.5cups of bleach to get it going until the...

Thanks pooldv. I'm pretty sure I have photo bucket so I'll try to repost pictures that way.

Hey everyone, This is my first post, though I've been registered for a little while and learning as much as possible through these forums. This is our first pool attempt so we are trying to do everything possible to increase our chances of success. After a lot of measuring in the backyard and...