Quote Originally Posted by aquarium
And it works like a champ to lower alkalinity. Which raises the question: Will pools with 'water features' have chronic low alkalinity? Aside from the cool temps...
I think that's exactly what happens with my pool! My PH keeps wanting to climb towards 8.0, so I add acid, which brings down TA, and then add baking soda to bring TA back up. It's like a see-saw. Right now, my TA is 100 (up from 70), but my PH is climbing back towards 8.0, so now I have to add acid. I am going to cut off the little bubbler returns in the steps and swim out to see if that helps. But I am going to run my deck jets to see if that cools the water!