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    Walmart "Pool Essentials 10% Chlorinating Liquid" - Anyone else not able to find it?

    Re: Walmart "Pool Essentials 10% Chlorinating Liquid" - Anyone else not able to find I get mine from Kroger Signature stores. I shop there and all four stores in the 20 mile radius carries it. They have a small pool section and it is on the bottom shelf. 3.99 gal 10% with fresh dates. The...
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    Help with Chlorine and saving money what other options?

    I was putting 2 gallons a day two weeks ago fighting algae green and yellow. one month with an unusable pool and nearly $120 in bleach. Then I found this! So you want to add borates to your pool--Why and How Did this four days ago and green and mustard is almost totally gone and I am now only...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    Yes next year I will have an all in one kit and see how it goes. Results today FC=13 TC=~14 PH=7.2 solid TA=90 CYA=~20 (dot still does not totally go away) Still waiting for the Borate test strips, next Tuesday and will adjust to 50ppm Water clarity is now 95% clear with nothing on the...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    UPDATE New kits are in and here we go. TC = 13 FC = 12 FAS-DPD TA = 90 PH = ? it was lighter than the bottom number (aeration started and dropped chlorine and another box of 20 mule as I was missing 3 but waiting for the test strips to arrive) TH = 240 CYA =20? filled the tube but started dot...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    Ok so my proper testing kits arrive tomorrow and borate testing strips from some odd company coming in next week. But yesterday I dumped 10 boxes of 20 mule borax in and adjusted PH with Lowes muratic acid. My pool is an Intex 24x54 but I converted to the through-wall skimmer so it now only...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    I have ordered the following Taylor Reagent #3 .75 oz R-0003-A Taylor Swimming Pool & Spa Water 4-In-1 Chlorine Bromine pH Test Kit | K-1003 Taylor Replacement Reagent FAS-DPD Refill Kit (Large) - Over 100 Tests
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    Algae just refuses to die

    I have a vial that is marked at 5ml, 10ml, 11.5ml, 14.6ml, 20.5 and 25ml Plus I am looking at K-1003 or K-1004 but not sure 1004 is worth it since the difference between the two are the DPD for FC and I am getting the FAS-DPD which handles that.
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    Algae just refuses to die

    so this would work https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Replacement-Reagent-FAS-DPD-Refill/dp/B00QRI2UCA/ref=sr_1_43_sspa?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1533070543&sr=1-43-spons&keywords=taylor+pool+test+kit+fas-dpd&psc=1 Or at least I hope so because this is what I ordered. Not sure if Taylor is good...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    Thanks all, I am ordering the DPD test from Amazon. I may order a whole kit but 60 is a bit hard to swallow this late in the season. Is there a bare minimum kit to buy? Will this test kit work well enough sureCHECK Safety Plus, Alkalinity/Bromine Chlorine (hi range), DPD/pH I am also in the...
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    Algae just refuses to die

    Hey everyone. Here I am looking for more info. Read all of the pool school... four times.... Read tons of posts. Read tons of other sites. Watched 40+ clean green pool vids. Followed the pool school. Intex(Iknow but I'm not rich) 24x54 13,500g pool with upgraded Intex 16inch sand filter with...