TA Creeping High - Why?

[blentz]

There's your problem, right there. A & H came up with those things as a way to sell baking soda expensively . . . even if you don't need any baking soda. Stop using those dumb things, and I think you'll find your pH/TA problems will go away!

Will do - this brings up another question, since i don't use chlorine for sanitation, do i need a stabilizer?

Also, realized today after my first post that my Calcium Hardness was off the chart - not sure how that happend so i drained out about 1/3 of the water and added fresh, not as hard water. Will test in the morning after the pump has turned the water over several times to mix.