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On Saturday (2 days ago) I got tired of waiting for the Taylor test kit to wind its way across the country, plus the pool was starting to turn green, so I went ahead and attempted to shock the pool by adding the amount of bleach that the Pool Calculator told me would raise FC to 15, plus a bit...

Yes, already did the pH, thanks.

Way back at the beginning of the thread: FC:0 TC:1.3 pH:8.4 TA:140 CYA:33

Just to make sure I'm using the Pool Calc correctly... Near the bottom in "Suggested FC Levels" it says Shock=15 I go back to the top to the FC section, enter current=0, target=15 and size=20000gal. The calculated answer = 622 oz of 6% bleach (or 311 oz of 12%). Is that right?

Thanks for all the replies. I should have mentioned that I had a few problems with algae when the pool was first opened (about 2 months ago). Lately it has been just slightly cloudy (but not green). Separately, I think I also have an issue with my cartridge filter, but wanted to get the water...

All this season I have not been able to get my FC above zero. After years of using 3" trichlor pucks, I recently switched to using bleach on the advice of this forum. Added around 10 gal of 6% bleach over the last 2 weeks. I have ordered a Taylor K2006 but not yet received it, so in the...