I have a constantly running trickle down effect from my raised spa going into my pool as well as a waterfall feature that I only run a couple hours each weekend or when we have people over.
I have noticed that every time I run the waterfall feature that my Ph raises and after a while of dumping MA to keep the Ph under 8 I notice my alkalinity starts to get really low.
Now I came across this thread
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Specifically this post
"This is why when people experience pH rise form aeration, we first tell them to lower their TA and try to find a TA level that minimizes the frequency of acid additions. Sometimes their acid demand problem can be solved simply by lower TA, sometimes it can't and then borates are recommended. So, in your case, rather than running off and buying expensive chemicals, why don't you first run your aerator/fountain for a while and see what happens. You may not, in fact, experience much pH rise at all. Even if you do, your first order of business is to lower your TA to try to correct the problem, not add borates."
And this post
"This is why I keep my TA down in the 50ish range. It has slowed my acid additions greatly."
Well now my TA is down in the 40's and I my Ph is at 8 again and I am about to pour another glug of MA into the pool to get the Ph back down to 7.6 and probably take the TA down to well below 40's.
My question is how do I stop this madness, surely at some point the alkalinity becomes a problem outside of just leading to acidic water right?
Please help.
I have noticed that every time I run the waterfall feature that my Ph raises and after a while of dumping MA to keep the Ph under 8 I notice my alkalinity starts to get really low.
Now I came across this thread
How do those with waterfalls deal with high PH
Aeration obviously raises PH. For those with waterfalls or fountains or other nice add-ons that contribute to natural aeration, how do you deal with your PH? Assuming you have your alkalinity in check, does your PH remain at an appropriate level regardless of aeration? Or, does it rise and...
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Specifically this post
"This is why when people experience pH rise form aeration, we first tell them to lower their TA and try to find a TA level that minimizes the frequency of acid additions. Sometimes their acid demand problem can be solved simply by lower TA, sometimes it can't and then borates are recommended. So, in your case, rather than running off and buying expensive chemicals, why don't you first run your aerator/fountain for a while and see what happens. You may not, in fact, experience much pH rise at all. Even if you do, your first order of business is to lower your TA to try to correct the problem, not add borates."
And this post
"This is why I keep my TA down in the 50ish range. It has slowed my acid additions greatly."
Well now my TA is down in the 40's and I my Ph is at 8 again and I am about to pour another glug of MA into the pool to get the Ph back down to 7.6 and probably take the TA down to well below 40's.
My question is how do I stop this madness, surely at some point the alkalinity becomes a problem outside of just leading to acidic water right?
Please help.