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Just checking to see if the amount of chlorine I'm using is normal (35-40oz/evening), and if loosing 4ppm during high heat is normal. 18'x52" Intex above ground pool with the sand filter that I typically run 24/7 with the aerator. ~7,000 gal (6,981 according to Intex). First time pool owner...

I got the Taylor K-2006 - but I like the idea of having a smaller test kit for FC and pH - thanks!

I'm currently using the FAS-DPD test kit to get my water in balance - my plan is to have it to where I can use quality test strips once a day to show me that I'm good enough or that something might be off, and only have to use the Taylor kit once or twice a week to get a detailed reading of...

Add one more to those thousands - I'm here because of Clorox and their "shock xtra blue 6 in one drain your pool so you can add more Clorox products"

I've noticed that every test kit company or source of information has different "ideal" ranges. For example, the ideal range of CYA from different places is: Clorox pool app 30-150 Pool Chem Calculator 60-80 Pool Math 30-60 Leslie's Pool app 50-100 AquaChek 30-50 HTH 40-70 Total Hardness...

I did find this out this evening. The bottle says "Shake Well"... It should've also said "because contents at the bottom are the consistency of 4 yr old paint in a can"...

We do have a Walmart, but it's been out of the granular CYA for a few weeks now. No Home Depot here though. A local hardware store is the only place that has CYA, but it's the Bioguard Instant Stabilizer 100 (liquid)

What about the liquid? All I can find locally is the Bioguard Instant Stabilizer 100, which I assume is cyanuric acid plus whatever ingredients to keep it stable in liquid form?

First year pool noob - I am using the Pool Math app, and setting up a ~7,000 above ground pool. I need to add CYA, and I am assuming that the dry stabilizer is %100 cyanuric acid? If it's mentioned, I haven't seen it yet.