Getting started with BBB pool care

[twdavis71]

OK, I did some test with drops and got readings of:
Total Chlorine - 4
pH - 7.4
Alk - 50

So I'm needing to add baking soda - how much would you recommend for a 15-16k gallon pool?

[PoolDoc]

Nah. AG pool with liner? Don't worry too much about either TA or calcium unless they are TOO high. Or, if your pH is wandering around raising the TA will help with that.

Your 3 key valves: chlorine, pH and CYA (Stabilizer). If you don't know your stabilizer level, you can't know what your chlorine level should be! Read this page for explanations: http://pool9.net/cl-cya/