Newbie 14' round intex

[nymxracer]

Another quick question. ..... my cya was 100+ and water looked a little cloudy. From what I understand those cya levels don't allow the chlorine to do its job effectively so I'm trying to stay ahead of the curve so to speak and prevent an algea outbreak. I believe i made a mistake using Dichlor to maintain the chlorine levels instead of bleach. I didn't use Dichlor all the time to bring up the chlorine levels but apparently I did use it too much. So I drained 3/4 of the pool and am going to stop adding Dichlor when I get to about 40 - 50 ppm and then switch over to bleach. I know if my cya drops I need to dose with Dichlor but i wasn't clear on what the ideal chlorine level should be. I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything else and I get it right. Thanks in advance.

[CarlD]

You need to check our "Best Guess Table" for the CYA/FC relationship. Normally, when CYA is 100, the maintenance level of FC is 8-15ppm, and, if I remember correctly, shocking level is 25ppm (may be 30).
if CYA is 50, again, from memory, maintenance FC is 3-6ppm and shock level is 15....but check the table.

[nymxracer]

Ok, I'll check that out. Thanks for the quick response.

[Watermom]

Here is the chart Carl referred you to:> http://pool9.net/cl-cya/

[nymxracer]

Got it, thanks for the link watermom.

[Watermom]

You are welcome!

[nymxracer]

Hi Folks,
I had a quick question regarding fc levels. Unfortunately or fortunately for me, my wife let me sleep late not realizing I needed to do water tests. Anyhow, I just tested my water at 1230pm my readings are
FC 14
CYA 55

According to the cya chart, 20 would be shock level and 7 the ideal FC. So my question is..... can I put my 5yo in the pool with those numbers? Btw, my FC is high because I saw algae on the bottom so I dosed with bleach x4 over the last two nights.
Many Thanks!

[Watermom]

Yes. He/she can swim but might want to wear on old swim suit.

[PoolDoc]

Effectively removing algae requires not only higher chlorine, but also physical disruption of the algae with brushing.

[nymxracer]

Got it, thanks a bunch.