Hi, Chris, and welcome to the Pool Forum! There is a thread that would probably be helpful to you but until your registration is complete, you'll need to log out to be able to read it. From the homepage, go to the sub-forum called Pool Chemistry for Intex-Type Pools. There is a thread called "Super Simple Recipe for Intex pools" or something similar. Read that and then come back here if you have further questions.

I would also like to ask you to put your pool's information in our pool chart. It helps us to be able to better advise you in regards to your pool.

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What type of test kit do you have? What are the ingredients of your chlorinating tabs? Anything in them besides trichlor?