cloudy water

[mrszaff]

thank you
I will add bleach tonight after testing again to be sure it is at a shock level

[Watermom]

Also, since your CYA is 45 instead of 80, then your shock level is 15ppm instead of 20.

[mrszaff]

thanks I was wondering about that

[mrszaff]

Just came home to a clear pool, YAY! Thanks soooo much! ...and I don't see any metal stains, I will try my best to keep it this way!
fc 12 cc0 water clear but I can brush particles off bottom it may be algae, not sure so I will add a gallon I think in the morning I'm all out now, lol I also back washed again, more green came out

[mbar]

Yeah! Just make sure you keep it at shock levels - especially until your backwash is not green. Glad the stains are gone!

[mrszaff]

Hi I had to leave for a few days, so I put 3 pucks in the chlorinator and left the filter running 24/7, the pool is still clear and beautiful but my numbers are off and I want to add the right amounts of everything
TC 3 CC 0
ALk 60 PH 7.0 cya 100
also, is arm aand hammer super washing soda of any use? we bought it by mistake instead of baking soda, but havent used it.
thanks!

[aylad]

The washing soda can be used to raise both pH and alk, so it would be okay to use it with your current numbers. Better get some chlorine in the pool, though, because running a pool with CYA of 100 and chlorine level of less than 8 ppm is an invitation to algae! If your chlorine has been low for more than a day or so, I would go ahead and shock the pool to make sure you don't have something already trying to bloom.

Janet

[mrszaff]

ok I will add 2 gallons of bleach tonight, how much washing soda ?

[Watermom]

Add a half a box slowly to the skimmer. After 2 or 3 hours, retest and redose if needed. A pH reading 7.4-7.6 is ideal but anywhere 7.2-7.8 is ok. For alk, we usually recommend 80-120.