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Thanks, I will shoot for it. Something odd though, I just checked it two hours later and it only went down 1ppm. Does the fc loss slow down when the fc gets lower? Does it lose more when there is a lot?

So I just passed my first SLAM last night! Water is sparkling clear, 0CC and my FC was 21 last night and 21 this morning! But I do have a question/concern. The reason I got algae in the first place is because my FC level drops quite a bit during the day and I'm new to this so it got down to...

I had a slight algae problem, I felt slimy surfaces in a few cracks. I began my slam and have used a huge amount of chlorine. My levels upon starting were: 6-23 FC -7.4 CC .4 CYA-30 TA - 110 PH - 7.4 CH - 60 My first overnight test I went from 22.5 FC to 14.5FC in the morning. Last night I...

Oooh! Nice tip, thanks! Will definitely do that, might just keep me supplied until reinforcements arrive!

Oooh! Nice tip, thanks! Will definitely do that, might just keep me supplied until reinforcements arrive!

Thanks, will do. I still have enough to do probably 3 or 4 more tests so I'm not out yet. Just hoping to do one or two today, then one tonight and crossing my fingers that tomorrow morning's test will show the all clear!

Let me start with giving my starting numbers and what I've done so far. 6-23 FC -7.4 CC .4 CYA-40 TA - 110 PH - 7.4 CH - 60 SLAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM target FC over 16 FC - 5.5 added 2 gallons and 3quarts of bleach 8pm Fc 22.5 6-24 9am FC 14.5 added 1 gallon of bleach (projected fc 19.5...

I do not have a skimmer currently. I am just worried that the pump is going to be constantly working harder and it won't last as long as if the PSI was at 5 or so. Considering returning it but that seems like such a pain!

I used #20 pool sand, filled it between the lines it suggested, made sure to get none in the pipe, backwashed as instructed for 3 minutes and the water was clear. Then I rinsed for 3 minutes as instructed. Then when I put it to filter it was at 10psi which is right on the line between green and...

My PSI started out at 10psi, which is right on the border between green and yellow. I backwashed for 6 minutes and then rinsed for 4 minutes and it is still at 10psi. Is this high? In the instructional video they said when it got to that point I should backwash but it started there so not sure...

Thanks!

I'm completely new to sand filters and finally upgraded to the intex 3000 gallon sand filter. My question is, I am performing the first routine backwash and there is quite a lot of sand in the sediment window. In the video is showed no sand in there, is this a problem? Should I backwash until...

Alright as an easy recap in one place, this is the history of my 2 day stint as a new pool owner. :D Initial reading after fill: PH 8.2 Alkalinity 60 Hardness 70 Cya - 0 5/31 added 2 cups of 20 Baume muriatic acid PH dropped to 7.5 5/31 added 5lbs CYA 5/31 added 11 cups of 8.25% bleach Ph -...

Kind of feels that way! I guess I should just leave it alone until I get my Taylor test on Wed. If I have too much FC maybe it will burn down by then as well.

Checked the PH this morning after adding 2 cups of muriatic acid last night and it still read as 8.2 (which is as high as the PH test goes. Added 2 1/2 cups more muriatic acid this morning and am hoping this lowers the PH back down, even though I have no idea why it shot way up. Tested my TA...

Update: After adding 5lbs 8oz of washing soda according to the poolmath, my PH shot back up to 8.2, missing the 7.5 mark I aimed at. Not sure why that happened, I also added 8 cups of bleach to raise the FC but i don't think that would affect PH. Adding 2 cups of muriatic acid to try and creep...

I sure am! I ran it through and yep, it's right where I put it, no mystery here. I won't make that mistake again. So I ran the 5lbs of borax through and it should get my PH right and raise my TA by 11, which is welcomed since it is only at 60 at the moment. Thanks for the help!

So after adding CYA and 11 cups of 8.25% bleach I checked an hour later and my TC was still at 1. I thought this was odd as it's been overcast all day (I now realize I should add it at dusk instead) but it made me think to check my ph again. It was 8.2 starting out, I added muriatic acid and got...

Well #1 is a check, the rest will require my test kit which arrives Wednesday. I will let you know the results, thanks!

Got it! Thank you. Since I'll only have a TC test until Wed, will that show the FC since there won't be any/much CC since I'm just adding it today? I hope that question made sense, I'm very new to this.

Thank you so much for the tips, the other half is actually on her way home right now with exactly 5 lbs of granulated CYA so this is good news! How long after it is added should I test for it? I Know it dissolves slowly (planning on the panty hose hung in front of the jet), so not sure when I...

So I just set up my new intex pool (details hopefully in my sig) and have been reading for 2 days straight trying to wrap my head around everything. I learn very well by seeing, but not as much by imagining, that said I think I have the basics. Now for my question, I did a test with a walmart...