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    Does adding borates and acid impact FC?

    I'm curious if the addition of all the acid and borates dropped my FC. My FC last night was 5.0 and it was also 5.0 this morning. After adding roughly 12 boxes of Borax and 3.5 gallons of acid, I just noticed that my FC is 0.5. These are the most recent test results and the only difference...
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    Phosphate levels

    I decided to add borates to my pool today and took a water sample to the local pool store to verify the test results I got from my test kit at home. My water looks fine and I have no algae in the pool. I do have a couple of spots on the stacked rock beam that are not in contact with the pool...
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    SWG and CYA level

    I have a Goldline Aquarite system and the manual says the CYA should be between 60-80 with 80 being ideal. My current CYA level is 35 and other numbers are perfect. No algea and crystal clear water. I'm just curious if I should raise my CYA levels to what is in the Aqualine manual or keep it...
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    dirty_steve

    Just wanted to say hello and thanks for all the information. Our pool was finished in late June and I wish I would've found this site earlier. I've learned so much from lurking around other posts and can honestly say that I've gained much more information from a few hours of searching versus...