It's raining here today, but I did go out and check my readings this morning. I decided to use my old OTO kit. It showed about 1 ppm FC, which I expected. What I did NOT expect was it to show my pH at 8.2. That surely is in error, as it was 7.5 with my Taylor kit yesterday and all I've added to it was bleach. I know that bleach is basic, but I've not added enough to bring the pH up that high!

I did add another 1.5 gallons of bleach to bring the FC back up. I'll be purchasing the dichloro later today and will use that. Oh...once there is a break in the rain, I'll go out and test with my Taylor kit.

The water is already looking better. It is switching from the swamp look to a cloudy blue-green, which is not all that unappealing, except that I know that its a combination of dead and living (but soon to be dead) algae.