Ok Shopping list completed. Unfortunately i could not find non-clorox bleach at costco. So i got 6 jugs of clorox 6% bleach, 2 big bags of baking soda arm and hammer from costco, 5 boxes of borax, a hth 6 way test kit, some cya stabilizer from pool store, kem tek 22.5 lbs dichlor (2) pails from amazon, and the k 2006c is on order. I am new to pool maintenance and balancing since i have only had the pool since start of August 2012. I use the 6 way test kit and the dip strips to check for free cl and cya since the hth 6way does not check for that 2 times a day morning and night.

My questions:

1. Is there a guideline for daily/weekly routine for keeping my pool balanced?
2. How do i know how much of each BBB to add to increase ppm for each category?
3. How long do i need to wait for the chemicals BBB to take affect before i test again?
4. Is the Kem-tek dichlor to be used instead of my trichlor puck that i put in skimmer?

Thanks for any help guys. I would be lost without this forum.