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  1. tea4dong

    High TA and aeration

    Joel, that's a good idea. Unfortunately, my pool basically sucks and none of the fountain attachments I've looked at will fit. The return is funky, nothing like what I've seen on other pools. I'll post a picture later once I get home. Mark, sorry, I didn't mean to be snippy. The PH falls .2-3...
  2. tea4dong

    High TA and aeration

    Mark, I appreciate your input, but I also feel like you're not listening to me. You've basically just restated the problem using different words. My PH falls daily. I added Borax a couple times, thinking the PH would stabilize (due to higher TA levels), but it didn't. So yes, I've stopped...
  3. tea4dong

    High TA and aeration

    Well, though it's not currently an issue, if I keep going the way I have been, TA will be at 200 in a couple of weeks, and continue to climb. I'm trying to be proactive so that it doesn't end up becoming an issue. Guess I'll just have to keep up the aeration. Anyone have a better idea than the...
  4. tea4dong

    High TA and aeration

    Well, I didn't realize that it wouldn't be an issue with this pool. I was going off the information in my Taylor test kit. It says the water can become cloudy if the CSI is too high. I was under the impression that calcium hardness isn't an issue for vinyl. Joel, I'm using regular household...
  5. tea4dong

    High TA and aeration

    Hello all, long-time lurker, first-time poster. Last house had an in-ground plaster pool, but our new home is sadly pool-less. I bought a small Intex above-ground pool about 10 days ago, and have been having some slight difficulty with high TA contributing to a high CSI. According to my Taylor...