Hello everyone, I am really pleased to have found such an advanced and knowledgeable community about pool maintenance. I have been following the forum and the website for quite some time now and am trying to follow the various guidelines.
The construction of my pool was completed a few weeks ago and I am gradually trying to set the chemical levels correctly. Specifically, I am lowering the total alkalinity using 32% muriatic acid. When the pool was first started, the alkalinity level was above the upper limit of my Scuba 3s photometer (>400ppm) and now I have brought it down to 220ppm. I hope to reach the optimal level in the next few days.
I have a few questions for you:
1) TFP recommends the use of liquid/drop testers. Do you have any experience and feedback regarding photometers?
2) I am not very convinced about the FC/CYA ratio. For my pool, I should have a minimum FC of 3ppm and a target of 6ppm. Isn't that too high? Are there any scientific articles supporting the theory of the FC/CYA ratio?
The construction of my pool was completed a few weeks ago and I am gradually trying to set the chemical levels correctly. Specifically, I am lowering the total alkalinity using 32% muriatic acid. When the pool was first started, the alkalinity level was above the upper limit of my Scuba 3s photometer (>400ppm) and now I have brought it down to 220ppm. I hope to reach the optimal level in the next few days.
I have a few questions for you:
1) TFP recommends the use of liquid/drop testers. Do you have any experience and feedback regarding photometers?
2) I am not very convinced about the FC/CYA ratio. For my pool, I should have a minimum FC of 3ppm and a target of 6ppm. Isn't that too high? Are there any scientific articles supporting the theory of the FC/CYA ratio?
