Hi guys, I have been following the bbb method for a long time among a couple agp's. Here in louisiana we have been getting rain every day for a couple weeks now and my pool is getting diluted a lot. My FC I try to aim at 6. My cya is 50. My TA is 120. my ph I keep stable at 7.5 with Hcl acid as I've been using liq chlorine. With the rain, I've been testing every night but unfortunately, I missed a night and a little algae bloom started. My cc is near 0. But I'm trying to get rid of the bloom. My question is, how much does one 3" cal-hyp 66% weigh. I've searched everywhere online but can't seem to find it. I know I need to add 30oz calhypo66 to maintain shock level, but I don't have access to a scale right now. Can anyone help? Thanks
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To get rid of the algae, you need to follow the SLAM Process process. Curious as to why you want to use cal-hypo instead of liquid bleach to maintain shock level? Also, if you are using cal-hypo tablets, you do not want to put those in a feeder that may have contained the much more common trichlor pucks. The two forms of chlorine are not compatible and you risk a violent chemical reaction if you do so.
To get rid of the algae, you need to follow the SLAM Process process. Curious as to why you want to use cal-hypo instead of liquid bleach to maintain shock level? Also, if you are using cal-hypo tablets, you do not want to put those in a feeder that may have contained the much more common trichlor pucks. The two forms of chlorine are not compatible and you risk a violent chemical reaction if you do so.
I'm familiar with the SLAM process. I've been holding it for about three days. It's just about clear. Thing is, I work for a soap manufacturing firm and buy my liq chlorine by the 55 gal drum at 13%. The drum i was using is still from last year and is now down to 4.8%. Well I ran out and am waiting for a fresh drum arriving Tuesday. In the meantime I have only cal hypo.
As long as you know what the CH level is (assuming it's within the range we recommend), using cal-hypo is fine. Just note that it will turn the water cloudy for up to a few days after adding it - just a by-product of the calcium.
Thanks for your response, I'm just in a jam to add chlorine and don't know where to start quantity-wise I've never used cal hypo and my ch is ~10 so I've got plenty room to play with. They got tons of posts of how much a trichlor tab weighs but not a cal hypo tab
- Jul 3, 2013
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32 oz is 2 pounds of 65% cal hypo and will raise your FC by 7.7 and raise ta by 5.5
I am not sure how much 1 tab weighs, do you have a scale, weigh yourself and then weigh holding the tab, or guess at 2 pounds, see how much you chlorine raises and go from there.. i think you will be good until Tuesday when you get your barrel
I am not sure how much 1 tab weighs, do you have a scale, weigh yourself and then weigh holding the tab, or guess at 2 pounds, see how much you chlorine raises and go from there.. i think you will be good until Tuesday when you get your barrel
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