- Jan 16, 2010
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I'm pretty anal about testing, but ran out of the chemical to do the CYA test.....Tough test anyway, so took a sample to local pool store.
They matched my salt water and pH dead on the same (7.5 and 3200).
My worries - I tested my FC as 5.5 - they said 3!!!
MY TA is 100, and CH is 180. CYA is 55.
I just started up my SWG 2 weeks ago. Was slow to add salt as didn't want to overdo it. I added one more bag just now since i'm at 3200 which should put me just right about goal of 3400. (12th total bags)
I decreased my SWG setting from 70% down to 50% two days ago because my FC was up to 6.5, which was getting a little high. Since it was down to 5.5, I thought I was ok, but if the store is correct and it is down to 3, perhaps I put it too low. Don't want it to get too low.
I put some CYA (800 grams) in two t-shirts and hung them (duct tape in the strainers. Amazingly complex process the store gave me to put this stuff in - or to put it directly in with my filters....hope I did this right. I may have to add 1-2 more, but thought i'd start here and see where my CYA is in a week.
Any thoughts here ? Am I doing ok? thanks!
RK
They matched my salt water and pH dead on the same (7.5 and 3200).
My worries - I tested my FC as 5.5 - they said 3!!!
MY TA is 100, and CH is 180. CYA is 55.
I just started up my SWG 2 weeks ago. Was slow to add salt as didn't want to overdo it. I added one more bag just now since i'm at 3200 which should put me just right about goal of 3400. (12th total bags)
I decreased my SWG setting from 70% down to 50% two days ago because my FC was up to 6.5, which was getting a little high. Since it was down to 5.5, I thought I was ok, but if the store is correct and it is down to 3, perhaps I put it too low. Don't want it to get too low.
I put some CYA (800 grams) in two t-shirts and hung them (duct tape in the strainers. Amazingly complex process the store gave me to put this stuff in - or to put it directly in with my filters....hope I did this right. I may have to add 1-2 more, but thought i'd start here and see where my CYA is in a week.
Any thoughts here ? Am I doing ok? thanks!
RK