Hey all!
I just got my liner replaced in a 24' round ABG pool. I had 9000 gallons of "treated" water delivered and did the rest with the hose. I'm trying to get the water balanced and have a few questions:
TA is at 50. It was at 40 and I dropped almost a full box of Borax in yesterday.
PH is really low - at the bottom of my K-1000 range, so I know it's either 6.8 or lower. The Borax didn't even make a dent in it.
CYA is basically non-existent, so I need stabilizer.
I do have some trichlor tabs left over from last year, but I intend to chlorinate with liquid chlorine/shock.
I have a couple pounds of PH increase (calcium bicarbonate). Should I put that in or get more Borax? I've read that I should get the PH higher first and let alkalinity naturally come up with it, and swimming should aerate and get the PH a touch higher.
I might bite the bullet and get liquid stabilizer just to get things moving. We've already lost a lot of the swim season hear in eastern MA and I don't want to lose more.
I have been going over other posts and reading the ABCs and used the pool math calculator, I'm just looking for some more-detailed advice on my specific situation.
Thanks in advance!
I just got my liner replaced in a 24' round ABG pool. I had 9000 gallons of "treated" water delivered and did the rest with the hose. I'm trying to get the water balanced and have a few questions:
TA is at 50. It was at 40 and I dropped almost a full box of Borax in yesterday.
PH is really low - at the bottom of my K-1000 range, so I know it's either 6.8 or lower. The Borax didn't even make a dent in it.
CYA is basically non-existent, so I need stabilizer.
I do have some trichlor tabs left over from last year, but I intend to chlorinate with liquid chlorine/shock.
I have a couple pounds of PH increase (calcium bicarbonate). Should I put that in or get more Borax? I've read that I should get the PH higher first and let alkalinity naturally come up with it, and swimming should aerate and get the PH a touch higher.
I might bite the bullet and get liquid stabilizer just to get things moving. We've already lost a lot of the swim season hear in eastern MA and I don't want to lose more.
I have been going over other posts and reading the ABCs and used the pool math calculator, I'm just looking for some more-detailed advice on my specific situation.
Thanks in advance!