BioGuard balance pak 100

[jmarty462]

Trust me, I'm not buying BioGuard products, except for what they give me for the price of my pool. Just not using the bad stuff like the Smart Shock.

Marty

[FormerBromineUser]

Okay, great. How is the pool doing?

[jmarty462]

Added 1.75 lbs of stabilizer yesterday evening and 55 oz of acid and 6 cups of bleach. This mornings test results;
FC - 5.5
CC - 0
pH - 7.3
CYA - 34
TA - 50
CH - 370

I tested the pH before adding the acid and it was at 7.7. Pool looks great.

Thanks fit the help,
Marty

[FormerBromineUser]

Great! What type of stabilizer product did you use and what is your CYA goal?

[jmarty462]

I used the BioGuard the PB gave me. From the research I've done on this sight and my SWCG manual my goal should be 80 but since I won't be turning it on for at least 3 more weeks I was shooting for 40 for now.

Marty

[CarlD]

OK. Do not add anymore CYA for a while--wait about 4-7 days, then test it again. CYA takes an ANNOYINGLY long time to dissolve, from 2 up to 7 days. Otherwise you risk overshooting your target.

Otherwise your numbers look pretty darn good. (don't know how you got "34" for CYA though--anything between 30 and 40 is a total guess--halfway is NOT 35!) Be sure to check the Best Guess Table at
http://poolsolutions.com/gd/best-gue...ine-chart.html
for the best FC levels for your CYA level.

[jmarty462]

Ya I guessed at 34, it was closer to 30 than 40. Anyway figured it was close enough for a week to let it all dissolve. I'm shooting for 4-5 for chlorine.
Numbers look good because of this sight. I've done lots of reading the past few months, so thanks to everyone that contributes to the knowledge pool.

Marty