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Just thought I'd let you all know that my water is balanced now and everything is going good.. thanks for all your help everyone!

That's a really great idea! Thanks Richard!

In another thought. I have an intex robot that's hooked up to the return. That should do well to keep the water mixed up while running the bottom to make sure nothing just sits there. Thoughts?

Well bummer, since I already did put it in the bucket I really don't want to pour it in the street. So what's the best thing to do then, just stir it in the bucket all day until I'm sure it's all dissolved? I'm taking my son to see Spider-Man here in an hour so I'll just let it sit and stir...

thanks for the tip. I'm finding that out the hard way right now that the granules are not dissolving in the bucket. I wonder if I just pour that out in the street with a ton of running water, if that would be a problem. Or maybe dig a hole in the backyard to pour the mixture into?

Yup, it's the green label 90% less fumes stuff. Klean Strip is the brand name. For the CYA I bought the Clorox Stabilizer, so I'll just mix that in a bucket of pool water and then pour it in at the return.

Crystal clear water and .5 or less CC. The was was only barely pink after adding R-0003 and 1 drop of R-0871 cleared it right up. I bought muriatic acid at Walmart in the paint aisle then looked up the msds online for it and it shows <30%. So I assume that means 29%? Maybe it's better to...

Overnight test results, day 2: Last night FC 8.5 This morning FC 8.5 Tested again this morning, FC 8.5 And a 3rd time to triple check, FC 7.5 Not sure what accounts for the variant but it's all within range for passing the overnight FC loss test! So Ive been so focused on the FC now, what's...

Is it safe to swim in the pool with the FC at 8? Kid's are dying to go in it's so hot here :)

Okay... thank you!

Overnight results are.. FC 7 (last night 8.5) CC <0.5 I left the pool covered with the solar cover last night and there is a just a tiny bit of sunlight on the back part of the pool. Hope that didn't obscure the test too much.. thoughts?

Just did it one more time. Was meticulous that the water was at the 10Ml line and each drop was slow and deliberate. That reading was 8.5 FC.. I think that's the number I'm sticking with and will leave the pump on overnight again.

I just took 3 readings just to triple check my numbers. All water samples were taken elbow length deep with the sample tube inverted into the water and then promptly removed. The first result was 7.5 FC The second 8.5 FC And the third 10 FC Now, I'm not an idiot. I have a electronics...

Oh, one question.. the SWC is turned off, but do I need to leave the pump on or it doesn't make a difference?

I dont know if anyone is following this anymore, but I just checked the FC again and it's at 4.5. We did have a 100 degree day with sun on the pool all day. So I just added 23oz of 10% chlorine to get it back up to 8ppm. After about another 45 minutes I'll take one last reading for the night...

My FC is up to 8.5 now and CC is <0.5.. So I'm going to do an overnight FC loss test tonight and that should tell me if I'm in the clear or if I have an algae or other organic problem, correct? Thank you Richard for your, let's say, firmness and motivating me as to learning more about the why.

I just got home and check the pool again. I'm at 5ppm FC, so I just put in an additional 19oz of 10% chlorine to boost it to that 8ppm goal. I've also left the solar cover on it, dont know if that helps or not with the sun eating up the chlorine. I guess I'm hoping at this point that I dont have...

Got it... thank you. Ive added the additional chlorine befor I left this morning. I'll check it again when I get back and report the levels. Thank you for all the help!

Why wouldn't I want to target FC 6 and then raise my CYA to 70-80 for SWG. Wouldn't that make more sense? And when I look at the Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart it tells me for SWG pool that CYA of 60 is NOT recommended and even if I was going to stick to CYA 60, then the target FC is 4, not...

New update: FC is now at 5.5 ppm.. close enough?

So I just got back from Walmart, they had Pool Essentials Chlorinating Liquid (10% Sodium Hypochlorite) for 3 bucks.. the poolmath calculator says to use only 31oz to reach my target of FC 6.. is that a correct amount? Seems like such a small amount for 5060 gallons of water?

Ok, so I just ran some fresh numbers after having the SWG running all night on boost mode. Here's the latest readings with my Taylor K-2006 FC 1.2 CC 0.4 PH 8.0 TA 170 CH - cant do because R0011L is missing the drip tip when I got the kit So I've plugged those numbers into the PoolMath...

So just regular Clorox bleach I buy in the store then? Anything special I should look for? and according to the pool math calculator, it says I should add 53oz of 6 weight % bleach. Am I changing the oil or what? :-).. I'm guessing that just means 53oz of regular Clorox bleach? So do I not...

I agree on those test strips.. JUNK! I think I figured out with the CYA being so low, it probably doesn't take much during the day to burn off the FC that is in the pool. I've been running a boost overnight on the SWG. My play today it to go get more stabilizer and focus on getting that CYA up...

Hey all, So I just got my first decent sized pool (16'), every pool I've ever had were the small blow up ring intex pools and every one of them turned dark green on me. For the fun of summer for my 7 year old I bought this new pool and am dedicated to maintaining it properly, but I'm totally...