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[daddymack]

This morning:

FC 1
CC .5
TC 1.5
TA 150
PH 7.75 (not quite 7.8)/ 7.95
Temp 68
CSI .4

Didn't add anything last night.. I will add acid this morning and a puck or two to the floater.

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I actually like Leslie's Pool salt. It's very fine and dissolves quickly. I can't remember how much it is for a 40 lb bag though.

The difference in price is really negligible, as it is not a product I expect I will be adding on a continual basis.. the solar salt saves me 10 bucks over the pool salt, and in the scheme of things its not a big deal.. but I guess they are both crystals... so should dissolve pretty much the same...

 

[bdavis466]

I've found solar salt to be higher purity than pool salt. Check the ingredients.

No need to wait on adding the full dose of salt. You know your pool volume and the calculator is correct. If you want more accuracy on the K-1766, you can use a 40ml sample and each drop=50ppm.

Shoot for 3,000 ppm

 

[daddymack]

I've found solar salt to be higher purity than pool salt. Check the ingredients.

No need to wait on adding the full dose of salt. You know your pool volume and the calculator is correct. If you want more accuracy on the K-1766, you can use a 40ml sample and each drop=50ppm.

Shoot for 3,000 ppm

Okay will do... one week from today...

 

[daddymack]

So, so close to finishing back yard... need to finish the fire pit (real wood), rest of coral tile (beg of next week) and I am waiting for my furniture to arrive (guessing 60 days - no hurry since its becoming cold).. a few pics from this morning...

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[kimkats]

ummmmmmmmmmm why do you have a fertilizer spreader for your artificial grass? I do have to tell you I had to go back and look REAL close to make sure it was fake grass as that one pic of it rolled up did look like real grass When it is laid out it really looks real!

That is really coming together! AWESOME job!

 

[daddymack]

ummmmmmmmmmm why do you have a fertilizer spreader for your artificial grass? I do have to tell you I had to go back and look REAL close to make sure it was fake grass as that one pic of it rolled up did look like real grass When it is laid out it really looks real!

That is really coming together! AWESOME job!

Thanks getting there!

LOL.. yea I wondered that too... after it's laid, they use a fluffer to make it poof up.. .. and then used the spreader to lay super fine sand over the top... (yea that sentence is just funny... I don't care who you are)

The rolled up stuff does look pretty real, that's why I took a picture..lol..

 

[daddymack]

tonights readings:

FC 1.5
CC .5
TC 2
TA 125-150
PH 7.5/7.8
Temp 69
CSI .25

doing nothing...

 

[daddymack]

Good morning!

This morning:

FC 2.5
CC .5
TC 3
TA 150
PH 7.6/7/85
Temp 68
CSI .25
Salt definitely 400 ppm did test with 10ml, 25ml and 40ml... all the same

so according to poolcalc, on Weds I will add 326 lbs (probably just the 8 bags at 320lbs) of salt to hit a target of 3000 ppm

 

[daddymack]

This evening... can't believe it'll be a month on weds...

FC 1.5
cc .5
TC 2
TA 125-150
PH 7.7/7.95
Temp 69
CSI .35

Added a bit of acid....

 

[daddymack]

good morning!

FC 1.5
CC .5
TC 2
TA 125-150
PH 7.7/7.9
Temp 65
CSI .32

Adding a bit of acid...

 

[bdavis466]

You can start targeting a lower pH level to persuade the TA to drop. It's been long enough and seems like you've stayed on to of the plaster's needs.

What's the current CH level? Has it risen?

 

[daddymack]

You can start targeting a lower pH level to persuade the TA to drop. It's been long enough and seems like you've stayed on to of the plaster's needs.

What's the current CH level? Has it risen?

Okay! 7.4 or 7.2? I will check when I get home from work this evening..

 

[bdavis466]

7.2. Add more acid at 7.4-5 until the TA gets down to 70

 

[daddymack]

Tonights tests:

FC 1
CC .5
TC 1.5
TA 125-150
CH 350
PH 7.6
Temp 68
CSI .21

Adding enough acid to 7.2...

 

[kimkats]

Mack, you are doing a great job. It is neat to see you have such a good handle on what to do!

Kim

 

[daddymack]

Mack, you are doing a great job. It is neat to see you have such a good handle on what to do!

Kim

Thanks! I just do what I am told..lol and keep my hands out of it...

I used to design, build and maintain salt water aquariums... the hardest part was to keep people from messing with them.. if they just left them alone, they would be exactly what you want...

FC 1.5
CC 0
TC 1.5
TA 125
PH 7.2 on the nose.
Temp 66
CSI -.19

doing nothing... I could aerate for a while? or just let PH rise naturally?

 

[kimkats]

The faster you push the PH up the faster you can use MA to get it back down............You are playing the TA game.......PH down and up as fast you as you can to get the TA down.

Kim

 

[daddymack]

The faster you push the PH up the faster you can use MA to get it back down............You are playing the TA game.......PH down and up as fast you as you can to get the TA down.

Kim

okay... so I just turned on the waterfalls and bubblers...

Tonight:

FC 1.5
CC .5
TC 2
TA 125
PH 7.2
Temp 68
CSI -.17

 

[bdavis466]

Something isn't right with your CSI numbers. I'm getting -0.44. A pH of 7.2 is usually very negative regardless of the other numbers. Yours isn't making sense.

 

[daddymack]

Something isn't right with your CSI numbers. I'm getting -0.44. A pH of 7.2 is usually very negative regardless of the other numbers. Yours isn't making sense.

I have 400 for salt.. and I put 5 for CYA CH is 350... I just use PoolMath


Salt doesn't go in until Weds... maybe that's the diff?