Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo
What should I be adding during the fill?
Philbo;
If you are not an owner/builder ask your builder for a printed list of startup instructions and then follow them to the letter. Otherwise you could have problems with any pool warranty your builder offers. In a worst case scenario of extreme de-lamination you could end up paying out of pocket for a plaster strip and re-do which isn't cheap. So please ask your builder.

If you are the owner builder here are the best startup instructions I could find:
http://www.npconline.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=8749

Click on the link found on that page it's a pdf of a powerpoint presentation.

imfignewton gave me this link and though it wasn't specific enough for a quartz aggregate startup it maybe for plaster:
http://www.dcplaster.com/faq.html

hth,
Jo
PS We are not starting our SWCG for a month we are running on sodium hypochlorite plain bleach not powdered. Next we will hold off on our heliocol for heat for at least 2 weeks although living in the Mojave with 120 degrees air temps we may run it at night for cooling.