Low ph and algae

[Watermom]

How much less than 25ppm? You really need to bite the bullet and get the good Taylor K2006 kit that we have suggested three or four times within this thread. It is very difficult to help you without you having the ability to have good CYA and chlorine numbers.

Brush the pool while the chlorine is high.

[cdingess]

How much less than 25ppm? You really need to bite the bullet and get the good Taylor K2006 kit that we have suggested three or four times within this thread. It is very difficult to help you without you having the ability to have good CYA and chlorine numbers.

Brush the pool while the chlorine is high.

It was 9. Can i buy the Taylor K2006 at a pool store so i don't have to wait for it in the mail? I thought the one from wal-mart was ok for checking chlorine and ph. I didn't know the Taylor kit was a must, i just want this stuff gone. I have been brushing the pool as well. I don't put the cover on at all even if rain is coming. Could that be the cause of this?

[PoolDoc]

You can try. Usually what happens is EITHER they don't have it at all OR they will try to sell you the K2005. It's not.

Order it from Amazon. If you can buy directly from Amazon, do so. If only 3rd party sources are available, give Amato preference.

Fixing this is going to take time, and if you get in a hurry, you'll simply become a pool-store victim, again.

[cdingess]

Ok I'll order it but till then should I keep the chlorine high at 9, 13, 25? This morning is was 9 ph 7.2. No green spots

[cdingess]

You were correct they did not have the Taylor 2006 kit, but I did take them a sample of my water. These are the numbers they gave me TDS 500 cya 82 tot chlorine 7.5 free chlorine 7.5 ph 7.8 tot alk 53 adj alk 28 tot hardness 163 a and no to black green mustard algae. I had them check my phosphates they are ok they said. Also they didn't talk me into anything. Thanks for the tip. Should I add chlorine tab to floater till kit comes or keep with bleach? This morning I used bleach. Thank you for all your help.

[Watermom]

Use bleach.

[cdingess]

The kit should be in by July 21-23 😎. Thanks again

[Watermom]

Good deal.