CYA question (another one)

[jp4120]

this forum is great
second season using BBB method, don't use the frog system anymore, best water yet.
my season is 5/15 thru 9/15 - when i closed CYA = 48
now the CYA is below 30 - (using Taylor kit the black dot is visible but a little murky even when completely filled so it could be at 20?)

question
should I just use pucks and powder to bring up the CYA over the next 3 or 4 weeks (not real hot in eastern PA yet), or add some CYA to get up to 35 or so?

thx

 

[Richard320]

this forum is great
second season using BBB method, don't use the frog system anymore, best water yet.
my season is 5/15 thru 9/15 - when i closed CYA = 48
now the CYA is below 30 - (using Taylor kit the black dot is visible but a little murky even when completely filled so it could be at 20?)

question
should I just use pucks and powder to bring up the CYA over the next 3 or 4 weeks (not real hot in eastern PA yet), or add some CYA to get up to 35 or so?

thx

It sounds like you understand our ways... so either works. Dichlor powder (I hesitate to use the term they give it) will boost CYA and FC. Just don't buy more than you need to raise CYA.

 

[JasonLion]

You could go either way. The key is to think about how valuable or annoying the other effects of using tablets are and also what you have sitting around that you need to use up and compare that to the alternative. Trichlor tablets lower PH, so you are probably going to need to raise the PH frequently as long as you are using them.

 

[jp4120]

good points, I do still have a bunch of pucks (can't resist buying them on sale at costco at least 1x per year)

I may do a bit of both.....thx