Is it okay to use Chlorine after Baqucil Metal control (Haven't used any other Baqucil products yet)

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We just got a new metal frame above ground pool to replace our old Intex pool that was a pain to take up and put down every year. It was definitely a learning curve, but with a lot of help from lurking at the forums here and elsewhere I get a grip on using Chlorine in our old pool.

With the new pool, pool store talked me into Baqucil, which sounded very promising compared to Chlorine and l did the pH and metal control tonight. Was going to do the rest of the 3 steps in the morning (Since it says to wait for 8-12 hours after the metal control), however, the more read about the Baqucil the more feel like I made a mistake and should have just stuck with chlorine that actually knew how to use and doesn't seem to have as many long term problems (slime, clogging the filter, etc)

Am screwed now that I used the metal control? It says it's not compatible with chlorine systems but at least based on Amazon reviews people have used it. The only 2 things have added so far are pH down and one thing of the Baqucil metal control, no other products. I know once I start the Baqucil it's very difficult to convert, so I'm thinking about cutting my losses and just starting with Chlorine.
 
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Very good idea to stay away from Baqua.
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We just got a new metal frame above ground pool to replace our old Intex pool that was a pain to take up and put down every year. It was definitely a learning curve, but with a lot of help from lurking at the forums here and elsewhere I get a grip on using Chlorine in our old pool.

With the new pool, pool store talked me into Baqucil, which sounded very promising compared to Chlorine and l did the pH and metal control tonight. Was going to do the rest of the 3 steps in the morning (Since it says to wait for 8-12 hours after the metal control), however, the more read about the Baqucil the more feel like I made a mistake and should have just stuck with chlorine that actually knew how to use and doesn't seem to have as many long term problems (slime, clogging the filter, etc)

Am screwed now that I used the metal control? It says it's not compatible with chlorine systems but at least based on Amazon reviews people have used it. The only 2 things have added so far are pH down and one thing of the Baqucil metal control, no other products. I know once I start the Baqucil it's very difficult to convert, so I'm thinking about cutting my losses and just starting with Chlorine.
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The pH down is sulfuric acid. It add sulfates, but you likely haven't added enough to cause damage.

The Metal Control is EDTA and will break down with chlorine. No worries.

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I used the Pool Math App on our old pool and it was very useful for it
I used it with the new pool to calculate how much pH down to put in. Then I added the Metal Control to get ready for the Baqucil but like I said, started having serious second thoughts. It's good to know that I can still use the chlorine after using it, I was hoping I didn't just screw everything up. Thank you for that.

On the old pool I had good luck with using Pool Magnet Plus and and a laundry bag full of cotton balls over the return. Got rid of everything in about 2 days.

Don't have a choice besides well water unfortunately. Lots of metal, calcium, and high pH.
 
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The pH down is sulfuric acid. It add sulfates, but you likely haven't added enough to cause damage.

The Metal Control is EDTA and will break down with chlorine. No worries.

Sincerely,
PoolStored.
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So reading more about the pH down it seems like I should have been using the muriatic acid the whole time, even though I have to admit the idea of using a strong acid scares me a little.

Thanks again for letting me know I would be fine using the chlorine after the Metal Control.
 
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So reading more about the pH down it seems like I should have been using the muriatic acid the whole time, even though I have to admit the idea of using a strong acid scares me a little.

Thanks again for letting me know I would be fine using the chlorine after the Metal Control.
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The muriatic acid isn’t bad, just don’t drink it or get it in your eyes. It won’t harm your skin if you get some on it and wash it off in a few minutes. Same goes for chlorine or any other pool products. 😉
 
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