Ok, I am close to getting everything stable and in the correct range. I'm pretty sure I want to add borate. I see in Chemistry 201 some brand names are mentioned. Is there a difference in these products or any commercially produced boric acid? I found a place mentioned on a thread on TFP (somewhere) that mentioned this company, DudaDiesel.com. IF, if this is right product, which do I use the granulated form or powder? Pricing came out for my pool to less than $10 difference of Borax and MA. Here are links to what I found: http://www.dudadiesel.com/img/items/boric15f_255_L.jpg and http://www.dudadiesel.com/img/items/borp5f_300_L.jpg