I think I'm going to make a chart that I can start keeping my numbers on so that I can start seeing the patterns in all of this. And I think I will include things like rainfall and temperature. I'm a little bit of a numbers nerd and I see patterns in numbers that most people miss so I think this could be a fun exercise for me ( I am an accounting analyst and office manager by day

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I read on the pool chemistry section I believe that you should not adjust your total alkalinity just to achieve a certain number unless you're having problems in other areas as a result of that alkalinity number being high. Any thoughts on that from you guys? Should I figure out that total alkalinity number and then start adjusting it down to what it should be because if I remember right it was pretty high