Hi, Albert,

Your request is difficult.

At this point I'm not ready to go down the path most of you do (i.e. bleach, muratic acid, etc), but I'd like to know what are some basic things I should start off with.
How could I recommend a path that I do not follow? I'm not sure what your saying. If you're saying you would like general info on pool chemistry, I really like this site:

http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/ehs/chem.htm#ta

hope that helps,

Dave S.