BORJIS: Bio-Active cya reducer trial

[borjis]

All chemistry within TFP recommended specs except cya which is 100
on a 1:1 dillution test done last saturday.

Water Temp: 66 degrees
Free Chorine: 3 ppm

Here we go!

No sunny weather forecasted until saturday or sunday so I'll post
cya tests when I can.

 

[Patrick_B]

Awesome, let's see what this one does.

 

[Patrick_B]

We've just been talking in another forum that it would be interesting to see one of these done with Zero FC.

 

[borjis]

That would be interesting.

I might have volunteered for that during the late part of this season, but I'm putting my
house on the market next month and couldn't risk an algae bloom.

 

[Richard320]

That would be interesting.

I might have volunteered for that during the late part of this season, but I'm putting my
house on the market next month and couldn't risk an algae bloom.

When it sells, leave this on the counter for the new owners: http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/74867-TFP-Business-Cards

 

[borjis]

Haha! Richard! YOU KNOW IT!

I'm leaving the TF-100 kit on the kitchen counter along with testing notes and to join this forum.

Hoping my next house has a pool but if not I'll be looking for something with room in the backyard
for a vinyl in ground or fiberglass.

 

[borjis]

Pool temp: 68 degrees

FC: 2

as of yesterday.

will do a cya test sunday (5th day of bio-active working) when the sun comes out.

 

[Patrick_B]

Good deal, we'll look forward to you numbers.

 

[borjis]

Day 6 of Bio Active reducer test results.
(No dillution)

fc: 2

Water temp: 62 (just turned solar on)

Drum roll.......

Cya: 80 ppm

So a 20ppm reduction in 6 days.

Lets see how much further it goes.final test next Saturday.

 

[borjis]

I tested FC monday and it was unexpectedly at .5, so I added a 1/2 gal of generic Winco 8.25 % bleach
and ran the pump for 2 hours. The instructions do say to maintain minimal sanitizer.

This morning the FC level was 4.5 (still under 5) a little higher than I thought it would end up (thought it would be 2.5)

water temp is 70 degrees.

I wish now I would have added 1/4 instead of 1/2 gal, but my house is going on the market in 2 weeks and from
the two folks who had green water or algae growth when doing the bio-active, I just couldn't risk it. Gotta have sparkling clear water for the showings to buyers.

 

[borjis]

ok my run with the Bio-Active is complete.

Just did a CYA test....no change from mid way through.

Average water temp during run: 68 degrees

Final Result 80.

So it reduced it 20ppm.

 

[Patrick_B]

Not good when you consider margin of test error can be as much as 15 PPM. Nothing yet.

 

[borjis]

Thought I should update this thread that around the end of the trial, I noticed some yellow ish color by my steps.

I thought it was metal staining but when I scrubbed it with a brush a massive white cloud came out....Mustard Algae.

wonderful.