NewtonDevice
05-31-2010, 12:34 PM
Hi all! I've been reading the forum for a few days and I'm going to try to fill in as much info as I can off the top of my head, but I'm at work and can only give you what I know right now.
We're in Louisiana, using a 12' x 33" Intex Easy Set inflatable. It began to turn greenish (but was not yet slimy), so I shocked it with a liberal dose of bleach yesterday and left the filter running. By mid-morning, it was clear again but the FC was still off the chart of my 1-5ppm test kit.
I called and asked my girl to test it just a few minutes ago, she said the FC is at 3 (I think it's FC, we bought a HTH 6-way kit from walmart and I think it only tests FC, correct?) and the pH is at 7.8. The CYA isn't enough to be registered by the test yet (the dot never disappears).
I have HTH Stabilizer, which she just told me lists "1 pound per 10,000 gallons" on the label. Should we just extrapolate the amount down from 10,000 gallons to our pool's 1400-1500 gallons? How should we add it? I've read here that people use skimmers or socks? Any help is much appreciated!
We're in Louisiana, using a 12' x 33" Intex Easy Set inflatable. It began to turn greenish (but was not yet slimy), so I shocked it with a liberal dose of bleach yesterday and left the filter running. By mid-morning, it was clear again but the FC was still off the chart of my 1-5ppm test kit.
I called and asked my girl to test it just a few minutes ago, she said the FC is at 3 (I think it's FC, we bought a HTH 6-way kit from walmart and I think it only tests FC, correct?) and the pH is at 7.8. The CYA isn't enough to be registered by the test yet (the dot never disappears).
I have HTH Stabilizer, which she just told me lists "1 pound per 10,000 gallons" on the label. Should we just extrapolate the amount down from 10,000 gallons to our pool's 1400-1500 gallons? How should we add it? I've read here that people use skimmers or socks? Any help is much appreciated!