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    Default Re: replace some of the water in fiberglass

    yeah, could not get any free chlorine to show up. tons of total chlorine. but the water was clear

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    Default Re: replace some of the water in fiberglass

    What were your test numbers, as in CL, CC, Alk, Ph, Cal, and most important CYA?
    You may have had the beginnings of an algae bloom, that's why you couldn't hold chlorine. You can't hold chlorine if the chlorine is fighting something.
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