Hi Sean,
I have read many of your interesting posts. Your information about SWG's helped us choose to buy one. Here are my readings from Ben's test kit:
FC 20
CC 0
PH 7.4
CYA 70
salt level 3600--I have an aquarite for a pool up to 40,000 gal; my pool is 27,000 gal
CH 250
TA 140-I am working on this.
I had been running the pool 12 hours a day at 50 %, and have been maintaining a residual FC of 3.5. I suspect a large pool party and swimming suits worn in a nearby lake were the culprits.
Since then I have little chunks of algae on the bottom of the pool and extremely tingly water. I have been shocking for 2 days now with bleach, bleach, and more bleach. I have also been running the SWG for 24 hours at 70%. I have been checking the FC every few hours to see if I have to add more bleach . The FC level is still dropping slowly each time. this morning I still had the chunks of algae and clear bubbles on the sides of the pool. I have been brushing regularly. IS patience the key? How high should I run my FC after I get rid of the algae? I have had the pool three years and NEVER had green algae. I don't think phosphates are the problem. Thanks, Dorie