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Well I came home and measured the PH again, it's now reading 7.2. I swam last night did some massive splashing and water circulation. Should I hold off and hope that it continues to rise? I also forgot to mention I did the acid and borates probably a month ago.

Yea, I think I added a bit too much acid as you mentioned. I figure I've got around 4-5 weeks left in the season and building a waterfall seems a bit more than I want to tackle. I could drain some water since my fill water was right around 7.6 before I added the borates. The water was...

My TA has been high all season, I added Borates but missed the part about lowering the TA first. I used the pool calculator and put in my TA (325-350) at the time and figured the Borate increase from 0-50 and just added all the borax and acid at the same time in two doses (2 gallons of 31.75...

I recently added Borates to my pool. I used the pool calculator and added 380oz of the stuff (5 boxes). I accidentally added a bit too much muratic acid (256oz instead of the 177oz it called for). Since I know muratic acid can be very dangerous to the eyes, how do I know when the water is...

It's a tiny bit cloudy, and no real slippery feeling anymore. I'm not familiar with the OCLT. I just want the water to be REALLY sanitary and as crystal clear as I can get it. Using the pool calculator it's telling me to add 29oz of bleach to boost the FC (I'm thinking my SWG boost cycle...

I've read pool school quite a few times, bought a recommended test kit and just completed my first test. I'd like to tell my background and lay out my plan to hear from the experts. This is quite a bit of information to comprehend. I have a new 18x48 Intex Ultra pool (details below). I...

I did mine with just the included tarp, feels awesome and I can't see how anything would puncture, so I really can't see the need for another tarp.

Re: im about to make the foundation for my pool, any tips? Yes, I used inch and a half foam to match the inch and half pavers, just cut out the foam with a heavy duty razor knife.

Re: a few more questions...size to cut foam, paver placement That should work. I used 1.5 inch foam and assembled the top ring of the pool then cut out the foam where each leg went, giving enough space to account for leg expansion. The pavers were 1.5 inches thick, so everything ended up...

Re: im about to make the foundation for my pool, any tips? I just completed my build two weeks ago using 1.5 inch polyboard from Menards. I used 9 sheets which were $13 a piece. Feels like I'm walking on memory foam, no rocks to puncture the liner and I just used the included tarp on top of...

Ok so I used a little tiller on the higher end and it worked great. The ground is SUPER compact black loamy dirt and I sold the sod it was so nice. Tomorrow I plan to level with the 10ft 2x6 with a 4 ft level on top. I hit Menards today and got white poly foam for $12 a sheet for 1.5 inch. I got...

Hi! Thanks for the reply. I meant to include I know this won't all happen by Friday. She'll open the box :-D Well on the sand I've seen so many different replies I can't make sense of it. I took the sod down deep 1-2 inches so I have a lip that should help with washout if I only use it to...

So my daughters bday is Friday so I bought the 18x48 ultra frame and the $129 saltwater system. I'm a perfectionist and want this thing done right. I've read hundreds of posts and watched quite a few videos. At this point I rented a sod cutter and took off the 20 circle. The soil is very good...

I've read a lot about your styrofoam method and it sounds like a good idea. I just got the kids the 18 ultra frame and I've used a sod cutter to prep the area. I'm about 1-2 inches off level so I plan to till the dirt on the high side and level tomorrow. It's very solid black dirt with almost no...