eric

[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.

[Watermom]

Since your CYA is still pretty low and since you still have one pack of shock left, I'd go ahead and use it but maybe not the whole bag at once since your water is clear and you don't really need to shock. Add enough of it to raise your cl level up to about 6 or 7. Then, in the next couple of days, use the rest of it as your source of chlorine. When it is gone, just switch to using bleach. That last pack of shock will add some additional CYA. About a week after you finish using that bag of shock, retest your CYA and report it here.

Unless I missed it when I scanned back through your thread, I think your pool is clear. Your TA is fine, pH is fine, you have no CC. What do you need to do now? Go swimming!!

[madwil]

somewhat cloudy is good- means you have some CYA, just not enough to read at 30 yet. The black dot will completely disappear, if you have enough CYA to make that happen.
Assuming your pool water is clear (the grass clippings will come out in the skimmer, or make the son do it by hand; my son used his teeth the 3rd time he did it! lol)
I would use a few more bags of the dichlor to maintain your FC 3-5, until your CYA reaches 30-40; then use straight bleach.
test chlorine and pH daily...
Since you are out of pucks, I wouldn't get anymore; and watch your pH; the trichlor would have pushed the pH down, it may start to rise on you now.
Use muriatic acid to lower (or pH down...), keep it 7.2-7.8; use the borax to increase it if it goes low.