help newbie

[duraleigh]

Hanna,

Good catch on the sand. The same water that kills the junk in your pool circulates over and over in your filter as well...killing anything in there. It's probably not a bad idea to open the lid of the filter and see if you have enough in there (usually about 2/3 to 3/4 full) and to check the general condition but, unless you see something obviously wrong, that sand will last another 10 years or more.

"Super Shock" is a brand name probably for Cal Hypo. It and Bleach are simply different forms of chlorine. The Cal Hypo adds calcium to your pool which you do not need in a vinyl pool.

[hannadock]

My water is clear now and all my numbers look good except today my ph is low. Is it ok to add my borax 20 mule? thanks

[duraleigh]

HANNA,

Borax now is no problem. When you get a chance, post a set of current test results so we can see where you are. Good work

[hannadock]

here are my new readings

stabilizer 110
alk 40
ph 7.6
fc 1.0
tc 1.5

it rained terribly Friday night. I have not put any bleach in today. is it normal for your stabilizer to raise with Borax. it was lower before I did.

thanks

[duraleigh]

Hanna,

You are testing or typing inaccurately.

Recheck results for Alk.

Your CYA should not have moved hardly at all unless you've added CYA...recheck your results.

from an earlier post:

6. Once it gets down to 5-6, you must keep it between 5 -10ppm all the time and your algae issues will be over.

Given your Cl of 1.0 you are asking for the algae to return.