Newbie 14' round intex

Another quick question. ..... my cya was 100+ and water looked a little cloudy. From what I understand those cya levels don't allow the chlorine to do its job effectively so I'm trying to stay ahead of the curve so to speak and prevent an algea outbreak. I believe i made a mistake using Dichlor to maintain the chlorine levels instead of bleach. I didn't use Dichlor all the time to bring up the chlorine levels but apparently I did use it too much. So I drained 3/4 of the pool and am going to stop adding Dichlor when I get to about 40 - 50 ppm and then switch over to bleach. I know if my cya drops I need to dose with Dichlor but i wasn't clear on what the ideal chlorine level should be. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything else and I get it right. Thanks in advance.

You need to check our "Best Guess Table" for the CYA/FC relationship. Normally, when CYA is 100, the maintenance level of FC is 8-15ppm, and, if I remember correctly, shocking level is 25ppm (may be 30).
if CYA is 50, again, from memory, maintenance FC is 3-6ppm and shock level is 15....but check the table.

Ok, I'll check that out. Thanks for the quick response. ;)

Here is the chart Carl referred you to:> http://pool9.net/cl-cya/

Got it, thanks for the link watermom. :)

You are welcome!

Hi Folks,
I had a quick question regarding fc levels. Unfortunately or fortunately for me, my wife let me sleep late not realizing I needed to do water tests. Anyhow, I just tested my water at 1230pm my readings are
FC 14
CYA 55

According to the cya chart, 20 would be shock level and 7 the ideal FC. So my question is..... can I put my 5yo in the pool with those numbers? Btw, my FC is high because I saw algae on the bottom so I dosed with bleach x4 over the last two nights.
Many Thanks!

Yes. He/she can swim but might want to wear on old swim suit.

Effectively removing algae requires not only higher chlorine, but also physical disruption of the algae with brushing.

Got it, thanks a bunch. :)