Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Just completed our new in-ground pool on Thursday, last week. Found this forum and would love ideas as well as suggestions and help.

Guess I need to try this BBB method and was curious how much bleach to add for a 7000 gallon pool. Or I guess ratio of gallon to ppm.

My pool has been crystal clear this year after following the BBB method. I have been extremely diligent in my testing with my Taylor 2006c kit. One...

Does anyone know which one of these is best? ....and, of all the chemicals that are tested, are there some more important than others?

Hi, I was wondering how long I have to wait between applications of different chemicals to the pool? In other words, if I add muriatic acid...

I have a LaMotte ColorQ Pro-7 test kit that I bought in December 2011, and the Calcium Hardness test is now giving the same result (about 100), no...

Long time pool owner with a new problem that I have never faced before. I have added almost 50 lbs of Soda Ash to the pool this season trying to...

Does anyone know if a spread sheet or if software is available where you can log all your pool water test results on your computer. It would be...

I will give you some back ground on my pool and setup before getting to my problem. I live in N. central Texas near Waco. I have been using the BBB...

Hello, I'm new here and think I'm within acceptable limits but thought I would double check. I have a 1600 gallon Intex pop up pool. I use the HTH...

Hi, I've been using borax as my sole means of raising TA with the understanding that it also serves as a natural algaecide. Would it be accurate...

We set up a vinyl above ground pool about 2 months ago. It's stabilizing well with dichlor about every other night now - rarely need bleach. Also,...

I am sorry if this question has been answered in the past. I did look through the forum late last night and didn't find exactly the answer I was...

Ran the tests two days in a row and pretty much got the same readings both days: PH: 8 Free Cl: 0.5 ppm Comb Cl: 0.5 ppm TA: 190 ppm Cal...

Hi, Thanks to all you wonderful moderators, pool survived me being away 9 days...Son put bleach in 'almost' everyday and we had quite a bit of rain....

Maybe need help, not sure. New fiberglass pool installed in May 2012. CYA tested with K-2006 is at least 100 presently. FC is 4, CC is 0, PH is...

All, is high PH a common issue with indoor pools? My chlorine, alkalinity and hardness are all good. I find myself having to monitor the PH...

Quick background (see pool specs in sig): I have always used SWCG since pool was installed in 2004. Up until this season, I've always had to add a...

We bought a house last year that had been vacant for a couple years & the pool had frogs & tadpoles in it. We had it drained, acid washed &...

What does this mean: Chlorine went from about 20 ppm down to 2.5 ppm in 16 hrs., with CYA at over 200. CC is .5 ppm. Impending doom, or what???

About a month ago my pool turned green. I have been fighting with it since then. (And spending lots of money). I am so excited that I found this...

I tested my CYA the other day because I went away for a few days and left in a floater with some chlorine pucks. I just wanted to see how much,...

I am a new pool owner who just happened along and discovered the BBB method here. I would just like to say THANK YOU ALL it is amazing!! I would...

Every time I've used the kit to test my CYA, I always wondered about this and decided to finally ask: The instructions say to add the mixture to the...

I would first like to declare how pleased I am to have found this great resource and community. I have been patiently reading for the past few weeks,...

I have been having problem with algae growth in my pool. Over a period of 2-3weeks I have been putting 10lbs of shock 2lbs at a time. The algae has...

We drained and refilled our 22,000(ish) gallon pool last weekend. On Sunday (8 days ago) I added 6 pounds of powdered stabilizer. My test kit just...

It's been raining here a lot lately and my pool has been going from a little low to high often. When it is high, it drains off automatically so I...

With pool season starting and for now at least, refills not available from Ben, many people may be looking for refills elsewhere. The chart at the...

Please help, I'm perplexed!! I have an intex 5000 gallon pool with a 1hp hayward 150lb sand filter. I know the filtration is overkill, but I have...