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I've found out how much salt I'll need to start for the particular SWG I'm looking at, but I wonder how much salt is used for maintanence after it's set up.

Why does the pool calculator show my shock level to be 18, and the CYA chart shows 24?

Sorry, CYA is 60 pH is 7.3 Alkalinity is 75 FC right now is 12.5, gonna top up to 15 in a minute. Water looks like it's getting greener. I'm using a TF-100 test kit. My water averages 47" deep.

Sorry, CYA is .5 What is LQ?

What about the correlation between the new solar blanket and the arrival of algae? Does anyone know if one has to do with the other? Maybe it's a coincidence or a cause.

Total Chlorine 8 ppm FC 8 ppm pH 7.3 Alkalinity 55 ppm These are my readings as of now. I just added enough chlorine to bring the FC up to 15. I bought some "stop yellow" at the pool store because the guy said it would get rid of quicker. Is this true, or should I take it back and get my $10...

Should I bring the FC's up to shock level?

Hey Y'all, I'm back. My pool has been the most awesomest thing ever since I converted it :rockon: . I recently bought a solar blanket on Sunday. I put it on, and two days later I got some algae growing. I dont know if their related, but I'll post some test readings in a little while. My...

Keep it up, it's the best thing I ever did for my pool. It's so easy now, just alittle chlorine here and there every other day or two, and a clean, sparkly pool with no slimy walls and NO algae whatsoever. All I have to do is clean out the leaves once in a while. FORGET THE BAQ. Even all the...

That is exactly what happened to me. He also had the DPD powder under there.

Cool 8-) , got it.

Hey yall, my three sons and they're freind went swimming today for the first time in months! I'm so gateful to everybody here for the help. I was at pinch-a-penny (a pool store) the other day buying chlorine and there was a lady there who was having trouble with phosphates (?) in her pool...

So here's my adventure with using baquacil and then converting to chlorine using only smilies. :( :cry: :grrrr: :thumbdown: :study: :shock: 8-) :-D :rockon: :whoot: That should explain everything.

Weel, thanks again Jasonlion, you've set me straight yet again. My CC's were at zero yesterday, and I'll check them again today. I'm feeling pretty positive. I'll probably be able to jump in after I do all my yardwork today. Thanks everyone!

Well, I changed my filter and added the CYA. Just waiting for CC's to come down. Just so I'm clear, the CC test is the OT one wherein you add the 5 drops into the yellow side of the test kit and read the color. Mine is ORANGE when I add the drops. FC's are holding well.