Today I added Borate (Mule Team Borax) to my ABG 8600Gallon pool. First of all, my water balance was good. TA, pH and Free Chlorine were all within range.
I started out by reading the post dated 4/26/2008. My wife stocked up on the Borax from the local grocery and I purchased 4 gallons of Champion Acid Blue from Amazon assuming it was full strength 31.45% Muriatic Acid. I premixed my borax in a bucket of water and added about 1/4 of the required amount, then I did the same with the Acid Blue. I followed this, until the suggested levels were in the pool. Later I checked my pH and it was very high, after adding more Acid Blue and then more Acid Blue and then even more Acid Blue, I decided to search Acid Blue in the forums. I found out that it is a buffered Muriatic Acid and I will need about twice the amount. Which is just about 100% correct. After a short panic, I'm happy to say my pool has Borates in it and the water is balanced.
The reason I write this post, is that I wish the Pool Calculator would incorporate a drop down window for Acid Blue as it does with Borax etc. I hope that is something that will come about in the future.
Enjoy the summer everyone, and don't panic about water balance, just check here first. This site is full of invaluable information.
I started out by reading the post dated 4/26/2008. My wife stocked up on the Borax from the local grocery and I purchased 4 gallons of Champion Acid Blue from Amazon assuming it was full strength 31.45% Muriatic Acid. I premixed my borax in a bucket of water and added about 1/4 of the required amount, then I did the same with the Acid Blue. I followed this, until the suggested levels were in the pool. Later I checked my pH and it was very high, after adding more Acid Blue and then more Acid Blue and then even more Acid Blue, I decided to search Acid Blue in the forums. I found out that it is a buffered Muriatic Acid and I will need about twice the amount. Which is just about 100% correct. After a short panic, I'm happy to say my pool has Borates in it and the water is balanced.
The reason I write this post, is that I wish the Pool Calculator would incorporate a drop down window for Acid Blue as it does with Borax etc. I hope that is something that will come about in the future.
Enjoy the summer everyone, and don't panic about water balance, just check here first. This site is full of invaluable information.
