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The tester is an Aquachek Trutest http://www.aquachek.com/trutest/ It reads its own test strips and has a memory. I thought it would be decent for quick checks, or I could get my wife to use it when I'm not there. Anyway, I'm way out of its range for the FC I was shooting for (and algae seems...

I just used 6lbs of dichlor ... with CYA at 90 ... man this local place is a joke. Thanks for the help everyone. I will get this straightened out and not buy a thing there again (except calcium chloride). At lunch my FC was 8.6, TA was 75, and pH was ERR (below 7 probably on my quick digital...

Thank you for the help. Just so I'm clear: * I did have a small bit of algae of one side before I added the salt, so by adding the salt and scrubbing, it turned the deep water greenish? (Basically, you don't think the salt is the cause of the green tint) * I don't know what shock it was (I...

I'm just learning about pools (I should say learning to do things on my own). I wish I had found this site a week ago... Anyway, I replaced my pump, filter, and added a SWG. (23,000 gal, vinyl, Pentair VS-3050, Pentair 420 cartridge filter, Easytouch 4 w/ IC40) I added 480lbs (40lbs x 12) of...