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I’m so happy to have found this site! And so grateful to everyone for their kind, helpful and always prompt advice. Neither my husband or I have ever owned a pool before so we knew there would be a learning curve. This site and especially the forum have given much more help than the pool store...

It’s working! This is what I woke up to this morning. Looks so much better already.

Great. Thanks again!

Another quick question.....after I add the bleach and check the levels after an hour or so, do I check the CYA and FC or does the CYA remain a constant for now?

Thank you for the quick reply. You guys have been so helpful

Ok, so we’ve gotten the pH down to 7.2-7.5 range. Our levels don’t even measure out on the SWG FC/CYA chart. Our FC is 1 and CYA is approx 25. Should we use the regular pool chart? Thanks.

Here’s what we’re starting with.

So, I’ve added MA x2, dosed per poolmath and the pH hasn’t lowered at all. Am I right in assuming the pH level could have been much higher than 8.2 since that’s the top number on the test? Do I just keep adding MA in small doses until the pH starts to go down? Thanks.

Thank you. I’ve read the SLAMing process and ABCs of pool water chemistry over and over the past few days. It’s still like reading a foreign language to me. I’m just trying to reassure myself before dumping stuff into the pool and crossing my fingers that it works.

Ok. Thanks. So should we get the pH down first or just start putting bleach in? Thank you....total newbies here. And from what I’ve read, shut the SWG off while SLAMing, right?

Our pool has been green for about 7 days. Here are our test results: FC 2 CC 4 TC 6 CH 350 TA 180 CYA 31 pH 8.2 I know everything is way out of whack. What do we do first? Thanks so much for your help!