7.2 vs >8.2 Grrrrrrrrrrr

[Infidel]

Thanks, I lurked for a while before registering, and I usually search pretty thorougly before posting, it was the pH issue with the 2 test kits that initially had me lost.

Let the pool settle over night, not a lot settled out. I'm going to add some DE, which I've been meaning to do for a while, I've always been dissapointed in my sand filter. I need to double check my pH as well.

As for maintaining the Cl level, I'm at a loss. I can't differentiate the color very well and I've got a 5x dilution, 15-25ppm is the best resolution I can get at my levels. Is there a better test kit out there with a more definitive end point for high Cl? Is the DPD-FAS more accurate than the Taylor kit I'm using?

BTW, what can I do with the 30lbs of stabilized pellets I bought shortly before finding this site?

edit: I should add, it may seem tedious to continuously have to explain what DE is, or what vac to waste is, but there's a lot of new people not familiar with things that appreciate the information. There's nothing more annoying than a bunch of old guys on a forum that rip people's heads off for asking questions that everyone else considers common knowledge. Thanks.