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Our salt level was about 2000 last time we checked, we put in 5 bags of 40 lb. salt, and have ran the SWG once. We'll check more tomorrow AM and see if there are any good changes. I'll post then! Thanks! Update: bad stuff, the ph is now 9, and the salt is 5, 270. What are we doing wrong...

We added 24 oz. of HTH CYA., 60 oz. of bleach, metal control and 8 oz. of ph minus. When should we test the levels again? Is it okay to wait til morning as I don't have the Walmart tester, still have the strips tonight and we aren't going back out tonight. we can test with the strips tonight...

New readings from an Intex 3 way test strip (is this an okay strip to use?) that came with the pool: FC - 5 PH - 8 PPM -150-175 We don't have access to getting the testing things mentioned, except for the Walmart one listed at the bottom. We are now not going to add CYA since the FC is at 5...

Thank you for the help. Are these things to add available at Walmart or Lowes? That is all we have in this small town, otherwise it's a drive of 45 minutes. I am going to check Lowes online for Metal OUT, think that is what is needed instead of metal control. Now, in the last thread it...

My problem is similar to this link: intex-newbie-iron-bacteria-in-well-water-t13337.html I have sunk more money into this "easy set" metal frame 18 x 48 Intex pool than I care to even add up. We are eating on the cheap this month and probably next... 1) gallons 18 x 48, 6,200 gals approx...