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I usually put 1.5 cups of bleach in my pool every other day. If I am gone for a Thurs-Sun, do I just double my bleach before leaving? Or what level of FC should I aim for? I will not be running the filter when away.

I think I have my FC adjusted to a place where I am adding every other day in my tiny 1,000 gal pool. :) My question is, how often is it typical to have to adjust the pH? I have a small testing kit for just pH and FC and my pH seems to need to be adjusted down every other day if I'm trying to...

Thank you. Do I do that now or do I need to wait? I added Metal Magic 5 days ago and it says you should not shock the pool for a week. And then just add the bleach daily and ditch the tabs? Do I need to SLAM or no?

It's only 1,000 gallons... 10'x30"

I have read that section a few times. It is helpful and I wish I would have seen it before I started! I guess my question is do I add stabilizer now (since I never added it except for what was in the chlorine) or do I wait until Thursday (to be a week after adding the Metal Magic) to add more...

I am a little late in the game and just began setting up our very small Intex pool 10 days ago. I really just wanted something simple that the kids could splash around a bit in for the rest of the summer, which in Wisconsin is really only another month or so. We filled it with well water over 3...