waterbear said:Without good test results you are just guessing and will waste a lot of money on unnecessary chems. That money is better spent on a good test kit. It will save you a LOT in the long run!Eric said:I continue to read some other posts I figured I would add some more details.
I have used algaecide or alageguard (I think this was HTH)
Both AlgaeGuard 30 and 60 are linear quats. They foam! (and they don't work that well)...don't waste your money on this stuff you don't need it!
Copper Killer
Not Familiar with this one but I suspect it's a metal sequesterant.
PH Minus
Dry Acid--muriatic acid is cheaper and more effective.
Alkalinity boost
This is nothing more than very expen$ive baking soda!
Clarifier
Don't waste your money on it...One, it's not really needed. Two, it will gunk up your undersized filter too fast!
Chlorine 3" disc's
Ok to use these until your CYA gets to about 50 ppm then stop. It will happen a lot sooner than you think.. Use bleach after that. You will actually spend less on chemicals once you swithch to bleach!
Vinyl shock
47% cal hypo. Bleach is cheaper and won't cloud your pool! Shock is a verb, not a noun. It's something you do to a pool (raise the free chlorine high enough to kill algae or destroy combined chlorine). It's not a special product you put in.!
Again pool is not really green green it is just hovering around gray greenish and of course very cloudy.
Thanks for your time and reply. I am now understanding. Please help me as time permits I am not letting this pool beat me.