PH is slowly coming up

[poolmom06]

This morning I had a ph of 6.8. At 2pm I added about a half box of borax and it brought my Ph up to 7.2, I added another quarter box of borax, and it stayed where it was, I am going to add the other quarter box tonight and then leave my pump running 24/7, is there anything else I need to do at this point? My pool is SLOWLY clearing, I would love to have crystal clear water tommorow for the fourth, but I am going to just be happy with blue water and no algae. SHould I add some more bleach? Will that clear the cloudy up?

[CarlD]

All we know is your pH. Therefore, while the cloud is most likely algae (is it green?) it may be too high a calcium level, or other causes.

We need you to post other numbers--FC, CC, T/A, CYA, CH

Usually, raising pH doesn't clear anything.

[poolmom06]

Nope it isn't green, but it was until I did the SMART thing and added a gallon of bleach yesterday morning, my
FC- 5+(didn't dilute, sorry)
CC-0
Ph- 7.2
ALK 160
don't have a kit that tests for CYA or CH
Does this help?? I am thinking the cloudiness is coming from the 7 bags of shock I added Friday and Saturday... I also added a Floc( don't floc me, it was before I found this site!)
Does this help at all?

[aylad]

If the shock was cal-hypo, and your Ca was already high, chances are good that the cloudiness is precipitated calcium. However, if you've just killed off an algae bloom and the shock wasn't cal-hypo, then it very well could just be dead algae that needs to be filtered out. Adding to the problem is the floc that you put in, which also tends to cloud things up. If you can give us numbers for CYA and Ca (pool store can test for you) and ingredients on the shock you used, it would help us figure out the problem.

Janet

[poolmom06]

I used the Bioguard Burnout extreme, Saturday (3 bags), I bag of Leslies Power Powder plus(Friday night, 1 bag of Leslies' Chlor Brite( Saturday morning and then 4 Bags of HTH Super Sock It on Saturday night late...
CYA on Friday was 181, Hardness was 264, same day.
Need anything else?? Oh yeah, I had a floater with Leslie's 3" tabs in it

[poolmom06]

ALso, I am taking a water sample to the store on Wednesday for testing.. I will post the results then!

[aylad]

If you have a CYA of 180, and a Ca of 264, it's no wonder your water is cloudy. You need to remove the tabs now...they are driving your pH down and your CYA up, and your CYA is already more than double what it should be to begin with. If the ingredients for any of the shock you put in is either dichlor or trichlor, they also raise CYA.

Your best bet for right now is to do a partial drain/refill of your water and try to lower your CYA and Ca--then switch to bleach for chlorination. Otherwise, you're going to continually be fighting cloudy water, because with a CYA that high, it's taking huge amounts of cal-hypo to shock it, which in turn causes the cloudy water.

Janet

[poolmom06]

I forgot to add above that I had already removed the tabs from my floater(Friday) I am going to wait and see if it will clear with just filtering, if not I will vaccum tonight and refill