All this season I've been running with very low CYA levels. We started out around 15, but then added 4 pounds of stabilizer into the pool....thus bringing the levels up around 35. After about 2 weeks I tested again and I was right in the area. Today I added another 2 pounds into a sock and placed the sock into the skimmer to dissolve the stabilizer. After a few hours of the water flowing over it....and me squeezing it several times all the CYA was in the pool. I tested again and came up with a level of 55 which with the dull sky's today is right in range.
My question is this.....
I know that CYA takes about a week to show up in the tests, yet I had a result show up with the numbers I'd expect right after I added the stabilizer. Is it that SOME CAN show up right away after adding?? I did the test about 5 times, each with a reading between 45 and 60 on the test tube?
My question is this.....
I know that CYA takes about a week to show up in the tests, yet I had a result show up with the numbers I'd expect right after I added the stabilizer. Is it that SOME CAN show up right away after adding?? I did the test about 5 times, each with a reading between 45 and 60 on the test tube?