Forum: Dealing with Alkalinity and Calcium

Greetings from Sacramento . I had a calcium build up and it was from me taking care of my own pool for the last 4 years. It was only a matter of...

Vinyl liner pool. 17,000 gal. Salt water. Intel Chlor. Last weekend pool was almost clear. Took sample in and was told to add a few things...

I have a spa that uses 1" bromine tabs. Every week, the pH is up and the TA is down. My goals are a pH of 7.4, TA of 140 and calcium of 200 plus. Any...

Our tap water is hard (300+). I'm in southern california where it's hot and never rains. I never drain water I only add more and more Ch with...

I live i Sothern, CA where all we do is add water to the pool. Tap water is 300ppm CH, so the level just builds up and up. I'm about 1100 now and...

Hi I have a new pool, it was finished 5th October and contain about 10,000 gallon of water. The pool is plastered with florida gem, and is going to...

Pool Stats: (1997) 21.3k IG, Sta-Rite Sys 3 600sq ft Filter, AO Smith 2.2hp single speed motor, in-floor clean jets. Test results: 12 FC, 2 CC,...

Ok, i'm a new pool owner (not a new pool). Bought a house with a 14x28 IG pool with vinyl liner, sand filter, heater, and auto-cover. Thpool...

I got my water tested at a different pool supply place than normal (I won't mention the national chain), I didn't have time to drive the 40 minutes...

I'm following the guide to lower total alkalinity and was just curious, how long should I wait after adding acid before testing ph? Thank you, ...

lots of calcium in pool water - hardness reads over a 1000. i am bringing the TA and alkalinity down following your protocol and it seems to be...

I have a round 24' pool 52 inches high, with a hayward gas pool heater,hayward sand filter. I use a lamotte pro 9 test kit. I had some mustard algae...

I just finished filling my 16x48 Intex pool and checked the pH and alkalinity. The pH was at 8.2 yesterday but I lowered it down to about 7.5 using...

i'm new here, hope i'm doing this right......I have questions about pool chemistry what they should be and what to do if they are out of range. ...

Hey all, Can someone please! explain to me why one would still need calcium in a liner pool with either a heater or SWCG?:confused: As long as...

I have a nine year old, 30,000, in ground, gunite pool with SWG. My calcium and alkalinity have been climbing slowly for years. Last year it was...

I just set up my first pool this year, a 25k gal above ground. Filled with my well water. After filling and filtering out a lot of iron with the DE...

Could alkalinity, calcium cause water to be cloudy light green. There is no combined chlorine. I use the taylor 2000 kit. I kept pool filter pump on...

When asking for help with a pool you normally care for all by yourself you can't be too careful. I asked my daughter to dissolve stabilizer and...

I have calcium on the bottom of my liner

Hi - I am a first year pool owner - having bought a house with a 10-15 year old inground Chlorine pool. I'm figuring things out but I have a...

Each time I've gotten my water tested at our local pool store, they tell me to adjust TA down by 40 points, since my CYA measures 100 ppm. Is this...

My first question here, but I have not found any information anywhere that has been helpful. I have an ingound plaster pool that is now 1-3/4 years...

The water in our hot tub circulates with the main pool via spill over. It also contains 1 of the 5 total returns (4 in the pool). The question is,...

I have to continually increase my water hardness. The hardness increaser I am buying is running $33 for 15 pounds. Is there a less expensive...

We just got our 16 yr old pool replastered for the first time a few days ago. Leslies pool tested my new (chemical free) water and told me that I...

I was told I need to put 13lbs of alkalinity in my pool, I heard I could use baking soda, is that true? If so, how much will I need? Thanks for your...

We just tested our water and the TC is very low, while TA and pH are really high...how can it be so alkaline AND have such high pH (over 8.5)...

My CH is testing around 40- 50ppm. What is the best source to buy Calcium Chloride? Looks like I need about 60lbs to get is up to the mid 200's. I am...