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    Default where to get cyanuric acid?

    I dont want to go to a pool store, so does home depot carry something like this?

    whats the cheapest place to get it?

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    Look for stabilizer. Walmart carries it in some stores.

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    thanks.

    i went to home depot and they said that they dont have their pool stuff in stock yet. I didnt ask for cyanuric acid because i didnt think most employees would know what it was (and the fact that I dont know what department it should be in).

    Another stupid question......how can i figure out how many gallons my pool holds? Its like a kidney shape almost but not really.

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    Yes, just saw some last night at Home Depot while checking out their algaecide. It's called Stabilizer. Don't remember the price. Remember, use VERY sparingly.

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    yeah i dont want to put in too much.

    i will probably use the bleach calc, the problem is i dont know how many gallons i have.

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    If it were me, I'd use Michaels Bleach Calc once again. Measure the length, come up with an average width and depth. Input those under Oval maybe in the More Calcs, Pool volume tab. You can probably come pretty close. I kept doubting that my pool was only 16K gallons at the beginning of last season so I tested FC (.5 with no CC), added 1 gallon of 6% bleach after sun down and tested again 1 hour later to find that FC was now 4. By backing into the bleach calc, I determined that 16K gallons was probably right. This wasn't very scientific but did reinforce what the builder had told me was his best guess.

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    What’s the difference between cyanuric acid and muratic acid? I have always been using muratic acid. You can find it any place that sells paint, like Home depot or other home improvement style stores.
    Last edited by Brock; 04-06-2006 at 03:30 PM.

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    Cyanuric acid is CYA/Stabilizer. It's the chemical in the pucks you posted about before. It helps to prevent UV degradation of chlorine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock
    What’s the difference between cyanuric acid and muratic acid? I have always been using muratic acid. You can find it any place that sells pain, like Home depot or other home improvement style stores.
    Muriatic acid is is hydrochloric acid (HCl) that I believe is about 24% in strength. It will only lower your pH not stabilize chlorine levels.

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    DOH, yes, yes, I remember now. Brain freeze, I was thinking is was something to use in place of muratic acid. With an indoor pool I never worry about CYA, sorry.

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