Okay, PH and TA are fine for now, go ahead and use the Pool Calculator to determine how much bleach to add and bump it back up to shock level tonight. Then test FC/CC in the morning, you don't need to test the PH/TA in the morning, just FC/CC.
Please leave the CYA 'sock' in the water. It's needed and NOT making the water look cloudy. Cloudiness is usually caused by dead algae floating in the water waiting for the water to be pushed through the pump. A sand filter cleans the water by trapping the particles between the particles of sand. Sand filters can take time to clean the water after all the algae is dead, and algae dies with chlorine and is removed from the sides and bottom by brushing!Dickie and Teresa said:It seems like all we have done is put bleach in that pool. It is looking a little better, though. However, it is kind of cloudy again. I have the sock with stabilizer hanging in front of the return. Could that be making it look cloudy? Our algae is going away slowly but surely.
You said that you have a TF100. How are you getting a reading of 48 for the CYA test? It does not have anywhere near that much resolution. You can really only read that test to +/- 10 ppm. This is also the problem with many pool store printouts. For example, the LaMotte Waterlink system will give you a digital reading that might say 48 ppm CYA but the precision of the test with that system is +10/-25 ppm!Dickie and Teresa said:CYA 48
So my question is: Since I finally have a reading on my CYA, do I consult the chart? This would change my former target of 10 to 6 for FC. Is this correct? Since my pH is high, what do I do? Also, we purchased one of those bubble solar covers to warm the water. Will this harm any of my chemicals? Thanks for your help.