Dave and all,
About the CYA - I plan on using my SWG when I get the rest of the numbers stable. Last year I had good luck with running the SWG - it made my maintance very easy. So should I still shoot for 30-40 with a CYA?

My water is very clear now...I can see all the screw ups in the deep end and all over when my builder TRIED to patch in some gell-coat last year when the pool was drained - I believe the patch has all disolved away...anyone else have an American Fiberglass pool?

My PH rose to 7.2 in 3 hours and my ALK went to 160 tonight - yippeee...Per Ben that is the way it is supposed to work...when all the water stays in pool I guess. I just put more acid in so I will try to check it in the morning.

My CL is apparently getting used up...with my water pretty clear now hopefully the usage will slow down.

Thanks for the help and I liked the reply text too!
thanks again Kevin