24' round, 14,500 gal, 52" deep
From start to finish:
Pool turned green
added 3 lbs shock
nothing
pool store said 3 lbs shock that day
and 3 lbs the next
pool turned light green
took water sample to pool store and got the chlorine lock story
Their test showed:
CYA 39
TC 10
FC 0
PH 7.8
TA 189
as per instructions added 5lbs shocks wait 5 hours add 5 additional pounds
I started reading here and decided to add 6 gal bleach
24 hrs later I used 2 different test strips. Aquachem and Bioguard
Results Aquachem:
total hardness 100
TC 0
FC 1
PH 7.2
TA 120 - 180, closer to 180
CYA 0-5, closer to five
Results Bioguard:
Bromine 2
FC 1
PH 7.6
TA 180
Water is a powder blue color. Cloudy and can't see bottom
k-2006 test kit on the way
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