I had an above ground 18 foot 52 inch pool installed Thursday. Total gallons of water held is 8000. The pool was filled Friday evening. Saturday morning I added 1.5 pounds of dry stabilizer. I added a lesser amount than recommended (1 pound per 4000 gallons) to get me within ideal conditions because the only chlorine tabs available in my area right now are trichlor so I was fearful of my CYA rising too high in the future. Saturday evening I added 4 ounces of 73% cal-hypo. My filter has been running for just about 24 hours at this point.
FC 3.0
PH 7.2
CYA 20
TA something insanely off the charts. Test strips say 180. Water solution kit from pool store couldn't get a reading. Followed the instructions to test, added 30 drops of the TA test solution and the water never cleared or turned yellow so I got nervous. Also, I know test strips aren't recommended.
I'm waiting for the Taylor test kit yall recommend but it won't be delivered until end of next week.
Okay, now that I think I have all of the preliminary information out of the way. The city I live in has high amounts of calcium in our city water. Could this be the reason for the high TA? I bought muriatic acid yesterday but haven't added it in the pool yet. Can I just mix a whole gallon with water for dilution and start the process since the TA seems off the charts? This is my first time owning a pool so I don't want to screw anything up.
FC 3.0
PH 7.2
CYA 20
TA something insanely off the charts. Test strips say 180. Water solution kit from pool store couldn't get a reading. Followed the instructions to test, added 30 drops of the TA test solution and the water never cleared or turned yellow so I got nervous. Also, I know test strips aren't recommended.
I'm waiting for the Taylor test kit yall recommend but it won't be delivered until end of next week.
Okay, now that I think I have all of the preliminary information out of the way. The city I live in has high amounts of calcium in our city water. Could this be the reason for the high TA? I bought muriatic acid yesterday but haven't added it in the pool yet. Can I just mix a whole gallon with water for dilution and start the process since the TA seems off the charts? This is my first time owning a pool so I don't want to screw anything up.