First Results (PS234)

[karrde97]

OK. I got my CYA up to 40 ppm. That should help my Chlorine from dying so quickly.

As for reducing my Alk... I started the aeration process Saturday night. I don't think I did it right. My pH was 8.2 Sat night. Over the next 2 days I kept pouring in acid & some left over store bought pH Lowerer. I checked the pH and it always read high(8.2). Monday night I tested for Alk again and this time it was over 600 before the solution turned from green to a slight red/clearish. So now I"m starting over. I stopped the aeration and dumped a bunch of acid in last night. Checked pH this morning and it was down around 7.8. I'm going to keep lowering until it gets to ~6.6(as per instructions) then start aerating again.


Questions:
1. How long does it usually take for the pH to lower once you pour in the acid(or store bought mixture)?
2. Once I start aerating, do I continue to aerate as I'm lowering the pH or do I alternate between lowering and aerating?
3. Can we swim during this process?
4. How long you aerate before seeing a change?