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I used an edge case to show the example that you can't just multiple FC * 2.25 to get a bromine level as you claimed. Since Chlorine/Bromine have different PPM of safe levels, it's important to be able to differentiate between chlorine and bromine when testing to determine of it's safe to enter...

I did read the sticky post on Bromine. However, if I only add 1 tiny grain of bromine (as an extreme example) and enough chlorine to bring me to 10ppm then the bromine level certainly isn't 10 * 2.25 = 22.5ppm with only 1 grain of Bromine added. This test isn't specifically for Bromine and...

I'm new to using Bromine for my hot tub and have a few questions: I filled my 130 gallon hot tub and built up a proper 3-5ppm bromine level. Then I added CYA to 40ppm to buffer the bromine, incorrectly assuming bromine needed CYA protection - I now know differently, but just letting you know...

How did you get golf balls to float?

Hi, I just opened my pool this week - opened it before the water temp hit 50 to beat the algae. The water is looking clear/good and my chemicals all look good (30cya, 6 FC, 0 CC, 7.5 PH 80 TA, 30 borate) but when I first turn on my pool pump in the morning it emits a stream/cloud of dirt from...

Does anybody know why the pool calculator doesn't update the "GOAL RANGE" when changing the CYA? I changed the CYA from 25 to 80 just to see it change the GOAL RANGE but it never did. (Note: I normally keep my CYA at 40, I'm just testing the calculator) You can see at the bottom the MIN and...

I'm in process of repairing my "Aquaslide N Dive" pool slide. Eventually I'll get to resurfacing the slide itself, but right now I'm trying to replace the deck flange mounts which were plastic and cracked pretty bad - so I bought replacement aluminum ones. Of course while removing the nuts on...

I know it's been a few years, but that's a great price - where did you purchase it from? Thanks, Jamie

Update: 11 gallons of MA later and I'm at 70ppm. I added 55lbs of Boric Acid from DudaDiesel and I'm good. Had 3.13" of rain last night so the PH is actually low right now 7.2, so I had to send some water to waste and I'm aerating a bit to bring it back up. It did *seem* to make a...

Thanks! Will get it a try. Got ya. I plugged in my numbers and came back with 139oz with 0 borates and 188oz with 50ppm borates. Update on the TA. I added 4th gallon of MA before going to bed last night. This morning PH was at 7.5 and alk at 225 - dropped a whopping 25ppm. Continuing to...

It's 31.45 Interesting, I do see it in pool calculator as an option. Where do I buy that from? Looks like I'd need 57lbs of that. Yeah, it's almost like it's in some sort of TA lock or something. I'll just keep adding - I bought 3 cases of MA so I'm ready for this fight. Are you saying...