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    Adding Borates???

    I want to add borates to my pool. My numbers are: FC 7 CC 0 TC 7 Ph 7.4 TA 120 Question, how low do I need to get the Total Alk. down to before adding borax and acid?
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    Yellow mustard algae

    What is the difference between green algae and yellow mustard algae? Also can pollen mimic algae? The reason I ask is that I have been battling algae the past two weeks. My numbers: Ch 15 CC 0 TC 15 TA 130 Cal 280 CYA 45 I have shocked to 15 ppm and kept it up until chlorine held...
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    Dead algae

    I am almost finished clearing up and outbreak of algae. My water is still a little hazy. Is this the dead algea? Will 24/7 filtering w/ my sand filter clear up the haze?
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    Combined Chlorine

    I keep getting a reading of 2ppm combined chlorine and 2ppm total chlorine. The water is crystal clear ph is 7.5 CYA is 20 and the sand was just replaced. I shocked the pool up to 15ppm two nights ago. Question-Should I continue to shock the pool until the reading is .5 or less CC. I had a...