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    adjusting ph during conversion

    Alright.... back on line.did not post yesterday(Daddy Day) Lost only .5 FC overnite on sat. nite. CC still.5 PH 8.2+ T/A 260 Cleaned out filter(rinsed off cartridge,soaked in muriatic/water solution), rinsed again and reassembled, added new DE Added 4 lbs cya/stabilizer(sock) Did not attempt...
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    I AM SICK OF RAIN. Brought FC up again in the evening to 16ppm and really believe I'm at the point to start completion of the conversion but noooo, it has to rain all &%*$ night again. FC this morning is 13.5 I'm getting frustrated because it seem like we made so much progress the first few...
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    :( :( Had major storms last night. Tested before bed and was at 16ppm :hammer: (oops-I know I need to try not to overshoot) We did put on our reel and solar cover last night so I kind of expected a loss due to last years baq-klingons. couples with the rain,lost 3.5ppm last night. Expecting more...
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    Howdy!!!! am in a good mood because finally a little bit of sunshine while testing the waters. In my search today for Walmart bleach(3 stores-2 182 oz jugs total :rant: ) I became frustrated and resigned to the fact I was going have to buy more expensive bleach. While I was at Meijer I decided...
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    Thanks again for all the help!!!!! 8am test results: FC=9 CC=.5 T/A=260 Dropped by 2ppm overnight, am going to add to 15ppm again this morning and check again later tonite. This site and the new test kit are awesome!!!!!! :goodjob:
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    New results 5 hrs later(11pm): FC=11 T/A=300 :scratch: Check again in the morning.
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    New question.... Last night added 460 oz of 6% bleach and brought FC up above what my cheap tester could read. should have been close to 15(pool calc.) Checked it again this morning and it appeared to be still above 5 on the tester. Added 182 oz. of 6%(all I had) and went to work. My wife called...
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    adjusting ph during conversion

    new convert here.... We have started our conversion and are only 3 days in as of today. We lowered the pool to fix a small leak and refilled. Using the pool calc. and assuming zero FC we added 532 oz. of 6% bleach. I need to say now we only have a cheapo test kit that tests only for chlorine/ph...