Just switched to a salt system a few weeks ago and everything seems to be going great. It’s been chilly here and cloudy so the FC loss is minimal throughout the day. Running the cell at 15-20% is more than enough to keep the FC on the high end. I test daily and pretty much get the same results
FC 6.0-7.5
CC 0 (water never turns pink on CC test at all)
PH 7.6-7.8 (sometimes closer to 8 then I add acid)
CH 400
TA 70
CYA 60ish
Salt 4400
I turned the salt down to 10% for the last week and been supplementing with a floater with a couple of tricolor pucks to get my CYA up to 70 and my test results have stayed consistent even during this process with the above logs.
Issue is over the last few days/week I’ve noticed a stronger chlorine like smell from the water. Almost strong enough that it reminds me of an indoor pool. Kind of musty and strong. Water has a salty taste but that smell is definitely present to me. Water is crystal clear to the point where I can see the screws on the drains at all times.
Trying to diagnose this odor as it’s driving me nuts. Is my FC running to high and that’s why I smell the chlorine smell? Am I mistaking a salty smell for chlorine(I know my salt is high)? Do I have some hidden algae creating some chloramines? Confused since my CC reads consistently at 0. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
FC 6.0-7.5
CC 0 (water never turns pink on CC test at all)
PH 7.6-7.8 (sometimes closer to 8 then I add acid)
CH 400
TA 70
CYA 60ish
Salt 4400
I turned the salt down to 10% for the last week and been supplementing with a floater with a couple of tricolor pucks to get my CYA up to 70 and my test results have stayed consistent even during this process with the above logs.
Issue is over the last few days/week I’ve noticed a stronger chlorine like smell from the water. Almost strong enough that it reminds me of an indoor pool. Kind of musty and strong. Water has a salty taste but that smell is definitely present to me. Water is crystal clear to the point where I can see the screws on the drains at all times.
Trying to diagnose this odor as it’s driving me nuts. Is my FC running to high and that’s why I smell the chlorine smell? Am I mistaking a salty smell for chlorine(I know my salt is high)? Do I have some hidden algae creating some chloramines? Confused since my CC reads consistently at 0. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
