I am struggling with trying to battle an alage problem for a few months now (since the end of summer). I just can't seem to get ahead of it and am not excited about dumping more $$$ into pool chemicals. Sad to say, I kind of just gave up and haven't done anything but vacuum the past week or so. I went out this morning and took readings and here are the results:
FC:0
PH: 6.8
TA: between 0 - 40
TH:0
CYA: between 0 - 30

I did fill out the form, but not sure how that gets attached to my signature. So, I have a 30 ft. round, above ground pool. A Proline high rate, 22 inch diameter sand filter with a Proline 1.5 HP pump. This morning I did go out and added 12 lbs. of baking soda to raise the PH (I hope that was the right thing to do.). I do have about 10 1.5 gallons of bleach ready to go. I would really appreciate if someone could give me a detailed plan on how to get my pool cleaned up. In the meantime, I will continue to vacuum it. Thank you very much. I also have pictures, but not sure how to attach them. I'll try dragging it onto this post to see if it works. Thanks.

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