During this, run your pump 24/7. Keep adding acid until pH is 7.0-7.2...no lower. You can add acid by a) adding about 1 cup (Ben or 'Mom may suggest more for your pool, but they are better dialed-in on those amounts than me), test after an hour, and, unless you hit your target, add another cup. Keep at it every hour until you reach the 7.0-7.2 level. Check your TA then...it should be down. Now Aerate to raise your pH without increasing T/A...Splashing kids, a fountain, or even just pointing the returns at the surface can work. Wait until pH reaches 7.5 or higher, and start adding acid again by the same routine. When at 7.0-7.2, your T/A should AGAIN be lower. Aerate back to 7.5 or better.
Keep at it until T/A is where you want it. I'm thinking you should be at between 80 and 100 max, to control pH. I've been at a T/A of 60 all season since my pH hasn't moved off 7.6. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Carl
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