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  1. akaleto

    New Saltwater Pool

    I've decided to go saltwater with the new above ground pool. I have my shopping list to include: Intex Ultra 32x16x52" ($2079 Lowe's), comes with a 2800 gal/hr pump, which I understand that I should upgrade. The saltwater unit will be purchased separately ($182.00 Amazon), because I...
  2. akaleto

    Rough Year.....Algae is killing me!

    We live on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi so the balancing act with out little above ground pool is always a fight. (It's an Intex 15' x 48) The water is currently bright green, my testing is: FC 3.5, CC 1, PH 9, TA, 140, CYA 40. Because of this, I added three cups of acid this morning so...
  3. akaleto

    Calcium Hardness

    I have a little Intex Prism, just filled it yesterday. I let it sit over night and most of today just allow everything to kind of "settle" - I don't know if that is required, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. Anyway, I tested it today and I'm ok with everything with one exception...