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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Okay, let me make sure I'm understanding...Until my numbers stay the same overnight I need to keep water at Shock level (according to CYA Chart). Once they do stay the same then I stay at the Target # (on CYA chart) and just maintain? But my numbers probably won't hold until the CYA (that I...
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Meaning, get it back up to 10, is that shock level? Use the calculator and add Bleach in the morining and evening?
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Here are morning results, it's my first testing so I'm pretty sure their right :roll: . FC 9 CC .5 Solar cover is on today also.
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Our results tonight are: FC 13 CC 1
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    But we just put the CYA in tonight? Does it not need to dissolve first?
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Okay, everything is in the pool. Do I test again tonight or wait until tomorrow? I put the solar cover back on because of a bad T-Storm. I hope that's okay. I probably should have gotten more bleach because I have no idea how much I'll have to add tomorrow. It seems everyday for the past 4...
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Okay, I'm home now! Been to Wally World and bought 2 182 oz. of bleach and Stabilizer (I lucked up last one on the shelf). Do I wait to add everything now? Test first? FYI I found more info from morning test my hubby did, CC .5. I don't think that will help anything right now, but wanted to...
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    You guys are awesome! Thanks ModSquad...that's exactly what I need specific directions! So FC 10, will that be after 96 oz. is added or do you mean add more Bleach aftering swimming? CYA, is this what you put in a sock in the skimmer? Sorry, I know I'm exhausting! Oh yeah, don't...
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Yes, we were using the calculator wrong. At first we thought the amounts in the right hand corner defaulted. I entered the correct amount, I think ?. FC 3-7 PH 7.5-7.8 TA 70-90 CH 50-300 CYA 30-50 Is this what you use for the correct amounts??? Okay, so the Stabilizer (CYA) will have to be...
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    Help!! About to give up after first test!

    Hello. After reading this forum ALL weekend we decided to order to TF100 Kit (I think that's right?). In the meantime we continued w/our cheap test strips from Walmart and have been adding ALOT of bleach to take care of the algae outbreak we were starting to get. While the water is clear as...
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    ??? about Shocking w/Solar Cover

    Hello. I'm brand new to this site today. After spending about 3 hrs on here, I think I'm beginning to understand. I have a 24 ft. above ground pool. We have been experiencing alot of algae (last year and now starting this year). The only test strips we have right now is the Color Sticks...