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Haha well here's to hoping that doesn't turn into Pool: Green green green green blue. Cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy green. Today is day 4 of slamming and things seem to be stabilizing. I used up the rest of the cal-hypo we had and stocked up on bleach at walmart yesterday. The FC has been a lot...

The FC was all the way back down to 1-2 this morning. I added 9 more bags of the cal-hypo and have not been out to test since we are having a heavy thunderstorm. I have 3lbs of cal-hypo left then I will be switching to bleach. Also, the water this morning was bright blue for the first time...

I broadcasted the cal-hypo along the sides of the pool and brushed the sides and bottom vigorously after the application.

I attempted my first night of SLAMing and I have to admit that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I used the calculator to figure out how much 68% cal-hypo I would need to add bring the FC up to 12. I added 4lbs (a tiny bit more than was called for) and tested again about 20 minutes later. The FC...

Would it be okay to use this instead of bleach? I would prefer to use bleach, but we ordered that before I learned about BBB and don't want it to go to waste. They claim that it's 68% Calcium Hypochlorite.

Thanks Richard! I do IT support for my university and am used to people submitting support requests with titles like "wifi" or "not working" so I try to be as succinct as possible lol. I retested the TA and it was about 14 or 15 drops before it stopped changing color so I think calling it 150...

Here are the results of my first test with the TF-100 FC: 1 CC: 1.5 TC: 2.5 CH: 50 CYA: ~25 - stopped seeing the dot between 20 and 30 but was difficult to tell exactly where pH: 7.4 TA: This one I was a little confused by. The instructions said to count the drops until the solution turned red...

Hey guys! I just received my TF-100 test kit. Since my last post, I have followed duraleigh's suggestions and adjusted the pH to 7.4 using borax and added one bottle of bleach each night. The pool is still a bit green and very cloudy, but has cleared up a bit more. First question would be what...

Test kit is on the way. I hope to soon share your lack of fear of the algae lol.

Apologies for the confusion. The pH was 8.2 when we opened the pool, but is now 6.5. I mentioned it later in the post, but I see now that it was worded confusingly.

Thanks so much for the guidance. Just to clarify, the pH as of this morning is about 6.5. So, assuming that is correct and according to the calculator, I should add about 659oz of borax to raise it to 7.4. Does that sound correct? Also, I went ahead and tested the CYA with my kit and it came...

Hello all, New to the forum, semi-new to pools. Apologies in advance for the giant wall of text. Three years ago my older brother bought a house with pool. Around the same time he agreed to let me live with him while I finish university in exchange for taking care of the pool for him...