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    Help with test results, what am I missing?

    This is our 3rd year opening the pool and did I take good notes from last year? NO!! (what was i thinking? :roll: ) I have a 14x28 inground vinyl pool, 17,600 gallons, sand filter. Tests done at 12:30pm today are: FC 9 PH 7.2 TA 330 CYA below 20 CC 0 (my daughter did this test so i didn't...
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    TA turned blue

    17600 gallon pool IG vinyl sand pump I used the pool calculator to determine the shock level for mustard algae that was floating in the pool this morning with these readings. pH 7.2 FC 8.5 CYA 80 (we don't have a SWG and the pool is in full sun all day) TA 300 (He wiped the tip of the...
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    Can't remember from last year

    I didn't take as good of notes last year as I thought I did so I'm going round and round on what I'm doing wrong and confusing myself. 17600 Gallon pool Sand Filter IG Vinyl Not sure of pump size FC 9.5 using the advanced kit (can't remember name, this site recommended buying it) CC .5 pH...
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    different problem

    Since we're still learning about this and didn't want to waste anymore bleach I told hubby to shut off the pump and we would work on the pool Saturday. I get a call from my son that now the pool is blue and he can now see the bottom step and the vacuum and how it goes to the deep end but the...
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    Just ordered FAS-DPD test kit

    Since the kit I just bought only goes up to 5ppm for FC I ordered the FAS-DPD only test kit. I read that it comes with 10g of powder and when I test I need 1 heaping teaspoon full. When I did the teaspoon to grams conversion online it says 1 tsp equals 4.745 grams. Doesn't that mean that i'll...
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    GRRR, ready to fill pool with concrete

    Hello All, Before reading the sticky on cleaning a scummy pool I was ready to fill mine in with concrete. But I went home with all my notes and new test kit ready to have a sparkling blue pool in days. Well, that didn't happen. I don't have the test kit that will give me an FC reading above 5...