Hello, I used your suggestion to add Borax to the pool to increase ph only, as my ph was low 6.5 / 6.8 range and my alkalinity was high 220-250. I got the ph up to 7.8, . In the process, it started to get a little cloudy, so I added some muriatic acid to lower the alkalinity, clear the cloudy, and bring ph down. Worked great. Crystal clear water, alkalinity at about 120, ph about 7.2. Seemed good. Then, then next day, I retested ph, and it was still dropping a little, back down to about 6.8. I added some more Borax 1 cup at a time (once in morning, once in afternoon). After I put the second cup in, water turned cloudy. Been that way for about a day now. Ph shows 7.2, alkalinity at 100. Thoughts on how to clear the water up? Should I add some Baking soda to increase both and try to bring it back down with more muriatic acid or just wait? This happened before after I added the Borax the first go around, but since the alkalinity was still high, I figured that was the problem. With the alkalinity being in range, I am confused.


For what its worth, total chlorine is about 4-5 with free chlorine about 2.