- Apr 8, 2021
- 54
- Pool Size
- 18000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I went behind TFP's back and tried something, something that has been discussed on this forum before and didn't seem like it was very well received.
My CYA was high because the pool startup guy put way too much conditioner in before I found TFP. Only thing he did right was add plenty of MA in the beginning to get pH down. His "startup" job was complete before I found TFP.
The product is Bio-Active CYA reducer. I am also surprised and unclear how or why, but my CH dropped as well, which is a good thing.
I will say, I tried this because some of the things discussed on this forum about the product lead me to believe I would be okay because of two things
1. Air temp isn't getting above 80 and water temp is around 60-65
2. I feel comfortable recovering if something went wrong after reading and reading, and then reading more on this site.
My CYA was 140 (diluting to the 30ml and doubling results)
on April 27 I turned off my SWG and I let my FC get down to about 1ppm. Water stayed pretty clear - that took about 3 days starting from 4.0
May 1, I added 8oz of Bio-Active - supposedly an all natural CYA reducer and ran my pump for about 8 hours
FC <1
pH 7.8
TA 90
CH 525
CYA 140
May 2, I increased my SWG generation for 4 hours to 100% while my pump ran from 7am to 3pm.
That afternoon:
FC 4.0! ( I turned by SWG down to 20%)
pH 7.8
TA 80
CH 375
CYA 80 (this seems like a drastic drop in 24 hours)
May 3, I added Muriatic Acid and to keep tabs on the productivity of the Bio-Active:
FC 1.5
pH 7.6
TA 80
CH 375
CYA 70
My water looks even more crisp than it did before I started this process and now my numbers are much better. I am going to get readings daily for 7 more days. Bio-Active supposedly stops working after 7-10 days. I am also going to keep close tabs on my FC. The big jump after the first days seems reasonable and I'm assuming the big drop today is because of the product - little nervous about ammonia.
I just wanted to share my results with you all incase anyone else thought about this product but steered clear because of the lack of topics on it. I know it's not over yet but things are looking manageable so far!
Now, I better go order more CYA reagent... haha
May 4 : no change to swg or chemical
FC 3.0
pH 7.6
TA 80
CH 475 (why is it rising again? Still because it's new plaster?)
CYA 60
My CYA was high because the pool startup guy put way too much conditioner in before I found TFP. Only thing he did right was add plenty of MA in the beginning to get pH down. His "startup" job was complete before I found TFP.
The product is Bio-Active CYA reducer. I am also surprised and unclear how or why, but my CH dropped as well, which is a good thing.
I will say, I tried this because some of the things discussed on this forum about the product lead me to believe I would be okay because of two things
1. Air temp isn't getting above 80 and water temp is around 60-65
2. I feel comfortable recovering if something went wrong after reading and reading, and then reading more on this site.
My CYA was 140 (diluting to the 30ml and doubling results)
on April 27 I turned off my SWG and I let my FC get down to about 1ppm. Water stayed pretty clear - that took about 3 days starting from 4.0
May 1, I added 8oz of Bio-Active - supposedly an all natural CYA reducer and ran my pump for about 8 hours
FC <1
pH 7.8
TA 90
CH 525
CYA 140
May 2, I increased my SWG generation for 4 hours to 100% while my pump ran from 7am to 3pm.
That afternoon:
FC 4.0! ( I turned by SWG down to 20%)
pH 7.8
TA 80
CH 375
CYA 80 (this seems like a drastic drop in 24 hours)
May 3, I added Muriatic Acid and to keep tabs on the productivity of the Bio-Active:
FC 1.5
pH 7.6
TA 80
CH 375
CYA 70
My water looks even more crisp than it did before I started this process and now my numbers are much better. I am going to get readings daily for 7 more days. Bio-Active supposedly stops working after 7-10 days. I am also going to keep close tabs on my FC. The big jump after the first days seems reasonable and I'm assuming the big drop today is because of the product - little nervous about ammonia.
I just wanted to share my results with you all incase anyone else thought about this product but steered clear because of the lack of topics on it. I know it's not over yet but things are looking manageable so far!
Now, I better go order more CYA reagent... haha
May 4 : no change to swg or chemical
FC 3.0
pH 7.6
TA 80
CH 475 (why is it rising again? Still because it's new plaster?)
CYA 60
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