eric

[ericorlisa]

the shock is aqua chem: 58.2% sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione and other ingredients 41.8%. 1" chlorinating tabs also is aqua chem: 99% trichloro-s-triazinetrione and other ingredients 1% and of course you know the ingredients of the half box of borax. that's pretty much it so far.

[Watermom]

Ok. The shock is dichlor and the tabs are trichlor, both of which are stabilized which means they add CYA along with the chlorine. As soon as you get your test kit, run a full set of numbers for us to look at. Once we know the CYA reading, we can better advise you on how high to keep the chlorine. If you happen to have a reputable pool store near you, you could ask them to test it for you, but don't buy any stuff they try and sell you. Otherwise, just wait til you get your kit.

[ericorlisa]

my son checked the water yesterday cl 1.5 ppm and ph 76-7.8. this morning no cl and ph 7.6-7.8. appears to have debris in water. not sure if all bugs or if its agae. i poured 48oz of bleach and 1 lb. shock. what do i do next? i got some black agaecide from family leisure. should i add this or wait?

[ericorlisa]

turns out my son cut grass with the riding lawnmower close to the pool which explains the debris in water. how long should i wait before taking a cya reading?

[CarlD]

At least till you calm down enough not to strangle him!
LOL!
(I have a teenage son...)

Carl

[Watermom]

When was the last time you either added CYA or used a form of stabilized chlorine (dichlor or trichlor)?

[ericorlisa]

i have not used any stabilizer in the pool other than what was in the shock and chlorine tablets. by the way we just ran out of the tablets and have only one pack of shock left. we are anxious to start the bbb program but are not sure how to do it correctly. we have our pool test kit now also.

[ericorlisa]

i checked our pool this morning here are the readings: FC 2.5ppm CC 0 PH 7.6-7.8 TA 100ppm & CYA less than 30ppm(was not sure if the black dot was suppose to be not visible at all- water was somewhat cloudy at best). what do i need to do now? thanks for all your help.