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And I am still a little confused as to when to stop shocking....if the FC comes down than I am to bring it back up...but don't I want to come down to normal levels? When will I now when that is?

You're right...instead of FC I should have said TC! I am using the walmart hth test kit...so how do I figure out how much 28 is on that? And when is it safe to swim? The pool does look crystal clear...so not sure what that means!

Ok...here is what I did: emptied about 5 inches out of the pool, refilled and tested again. These are the new numbers: FC:0, PH:7.0, ALk:100, CYA:70. I know the PH and the CYA are low and high respectively, so I added (per the calculator) 5 lb of baking soda (after realizing that may also raise...

Thanks Duraleigh! I really appreciate any advice I can get right now. Well...I told the wife that the pool is closed for today...she was not happy! I am going to take the water level down to just below the skimmer and refill. Hopefully that will bring my cya down. Then I will post some new...

Thank you for the quick response! I have put in 5lb of ph+ (the pool calculator said to add 7lb, but that is all I have at moment)...I am waiting to see if that helps. Do you think I can salvage the water without a drain? I removed the mineral cartridge and am just going with the tablet chlorine...

Hi- I am new to this website....believe me I have read for hours already! I have been a pool owner for 2 1/2 seasons so far..and things have gone wrong this year! I have the aquasmarte mineral/ chlorine system that puts a little bit of chlorine (and other things I am finding out) into my pool...