Taylor Kit came today, here's my numbers

[BigDave]

Running the FC up to shock level before stirring up the algae is not so much to kill it first but to provide a killing environment when you do expose the algae. I 'spose there's no real diference but I try to be accurate (when I'm not mis-typing).
Run the filter 24x7. No real need to run your SWCG. You'll be manually chlorinating until you're done with the shock process. Definitely don't run the SWCG when trying to determine overnight FC loss - you wouldn't want lose 4ppm FC while adding 3.5ppm via SWCG and think you're done when you're not even close.

[RedwingT]

A light seemed to go on last night and I think I finally 'got it'! It helped that I found the Pool Calculator also!

I haven't added my stabilizer as of yet, I think I need to do that to try and maintain my chlorine level easier while in the shock process? I'm not sure if this will give me a false assurance of enough chlorine thou. This might have been answered up ^ there somewhere, but if it was I clearly didn't 'get it' lol

[Watermom]

We usually advise people to wait to add CYA until the water is cleared up and chlorine is stable. Also, be careful about using the Pool Calculator. It is set up to try and solve problems with one big dose of whatever ingredient you are working on instead of smaller additions, testing, adding more if needed, etc.

A different calculator that we like better is called the bleach calculator although it has more than just a bleach calc. If you click in the upper left hand corner, it will give you other calcs as well.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...18-bleach-calc

[BigDave]

Be careful with the pool calculator. Never add as much of anything it calculates except chlorine. Especially chems to adjust pH - it's just too complicated. Never add more than half as much of anything as you think you need. The method we follow here is measure - dose - mix - measure - dose - mix - repeat. It's much better to creep up on your goal than to overshoot.

If you add stabilizer, your shock level will go up. I'd wait to add stabilizer until the shock process is complete.

Sorry. Watermom and I were posting at the same time - you'll notice the advice is similar

[RedwingT]

Thanks to both of you! I only used the Pool Calc for bleach at this point. I mainly was looking at it to convert 1# to cups etc in the first place. I called the store I bought my CYA from and he told me 1# of it was equal to approx 2 cups. Then I called another store to see what they would say and I was told 1 3/4 cups. Basically I was just trying to find out which one was correct, even thou I don' think a 1/4 cup would have made that much difference.

I didn't put the CYA in because I thought it possibly wouldn't be beneficial to my cause atm and wanted to hear it from someone here either way. The pool store told me, sure put it in even after I told him I was going to shock the pool later in the evening. On one hand I thought it would help but on the other I thought it would hinder my goal.

Thanks for the link Watermom! BigDave, I can never have to much advice when it comes to this pool especially from 2 people who are on the same page.