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    Film on pool tiles - low TA?

    I just noticed a light white film on the top of my pool tiles (just above water line) and tested my water and found TA was around 50. Would this be the result of my low TA and what do I need to add to raise it? Thanks, PH: 7.7 FC: 6 CC: 0 CH: 240 TA: 50 CYA: 45
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    Maintaining target FC level

    I am in Austin and its insanely hot and sunny everyday. I am losing 4ish ppm per day and looking for suggestions on the best method to maintain my target FC level of 7-8. If I add bleach in evening should I go up to 10 and let it drop to 6ish during the day or is there a better method that...
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    Leslies power powder plus shock

    I have had two different Leslies employees tell me that the power powder plus shock does not contain stabilizer and wont raise CYA of which I am skeptical. Are they full of dung as usual or will this product have no effect on CYA...
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    Algae Bloom

    I have been using this method for about a month with great results however I had to leave town for a few days and my chlorine dropped to 2.5 (min is 5 with my cya of 65). I raised it back up to 8 however I can see algae on one of the walls. Can a quick drop below the min FC level cause an...
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    PH creeping up..is this normal?

    I started TFP method about a week ago. Things are getting better after my original SLAM and I have been adding bleach daily however every few days my Ph seems to creep up to 8ish and I add acid to get it back down. Is this normal with the bleach method or do I have something else going on...
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    New the TFP method..need advice

    After reading as much as I could I decided to make the move to the TFP method and leave behind the vicious cycle of high CYA, algae, drain, spend money at leslies and repeat over and over. I have some mustard algae so I referred to the board and am addressing it with pool bleach. FC: 2 cya: 75...