tbay2005 said:
Ok, finally filled it up, here are my levels.
Free Chlorine = 0
pH = 6.2
TA = 80
Cyanuric Acid = 0
2500 gal pool.
I can understand the bleach amount to add but what about the borax and baking soda? Can someone help with the amounts I need to add? How much of each do I need to add?
Calculator says I need to:
add 71oz by weight or 68oz by volume of borax.
and
Add 12oz by weight or 9.4oz by volume of baking soda
are these right? How many cups is that of each? not good with conversions yet.
Thanks
Hi there, are you certain of your pool gallons? That seems small compared to what the pool calc shows for that diameter. I came up with something closer to 4,000 gallons. Is that the gallons listed on the pool info/box?
I plugged in your numbers and got the following:
22 oz by weight of Borax to raise your PH to 7.4
Your TA is fine at 80
2 cups of bleach to raise your FC to 3
13 oz of CYA /stabilizer to target a level of 40
Use a sock to add the stabilizer - tie it off in front of the return. Once you add it, and it's done dissolving out of the sock, assume your CYA level is 40 and maintain your FC levels according to the chart. Don't retest the CYA for about 1 week.
Play with the calculator some more, your pool size goes in the box, your "now" column is your current test results, your "target" column is your recommended levels which you can get from Pool School. Hit calculate - when you move your cursor over the amount listed, it converts it to cups, pounds etc.
Hope this helps.
How are you testing the water?