Help new BioGuard Mineral Springs

[waterbear]

Renewal and Beginnigs are totally unnecessary! You just need to balance the water (ajust ALK and pH, don't need to worry too much about Cal in a fiberglass pool unless you have grouted tile work or a heater) and add plain solar, water softener, or pool salt and stabilizer (CYA). I buy my pool salt at the grocery. Two different chains (Publix and Winn Dixie in my area) carry pool salt and have the best price on it! You will most likely need muriatic acid for pH control ( I need to add it about every 3-4 weeks) because SWGs do cause an upward drift of pH usually. They are only trying to sell you expensive chemical mixes that give you NO control over your water and generate a lot of revenue for them. Read through all the threads under this heading and you wll learn a lot about what type of salt to use, etc.

Enjoy your SWCG. I LOVE mine.

btw, the Bioguard unit is actually manufactured by Goldline Controls and is basically a rebranded AquaRite. Check out www.goldlinecontrols.com for a lot of info. Your unit probably reads 'minerals ppm'. I have a Goldline Aqualogic PS-8 and can set mine to read either minerals or salt. I called Goldline tech support to ask what the difference was. They told me it was the word that appears on the display. The readings are the same. So your 'minerals' level is the same as a 'salt' level on other SWGs.

One last thing....get a good drop based test kit and test your own water. I would highly recommend the one that Ben sells with the salt option. I have several test kits myself and it is definitely the best 'bang for your buck'!