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    Battling algae

    Came back from a two day vacation to a lovely shade of light green pool. I’m struggling with my FC levels during the day. I’d bump my FC up to the max recommendation level, only for it to dip below the minimum threshold by evening. I had no one to add chlorine for me for the 24 hours I was...
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    Going on vacation, need help!

    Good morning! I have my log, and now need help figuring out how much bleach to add to each bottle for my parents to put in for me while I’m away! These are recorded in my pool math log too. The goal with FC was to bump to 5 each time. Monday 7 am: FC 1.2 Cc 0.4 pH 7.4 TA 100 CH 20 CYA less...
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    Teach me like I’m 5 please

    Drained and refilled due to ridiculously off chemistry and high CYA this weekend after clearing an algae issue from faulty equipment. We ended up leaving about 8 inches of water. Water is clear and beautiful looking now. FC- 1.2 Cc- 0.4 Ph- 7.4 TA- 100 CH- 20 CYA- less than 30 (if I overfilled...
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    Nightmare mess high CYA

    Dealt with algae overload, killed everything off but needed more reagent to run more tests. Pool was blue but super cloudy. Finally got some in today, decided to run CYA first. It’s a solid 100. I ran it at both 100% pool water and a second test w/ 50/50 tap to confirm it wasn’t higher than...
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    noob needs major help

    I’ve done a lot of reading here, but still don’t quite grasp all the concepts so once I test my pool again tomorrow, (I need more reagents), I’m going to need someone to guide me like I’m in kindergarten. Pool became a swamp after a repair left us without a filter for 4 weeks. Water is now...