I went ahead and added the box of borax. I'll also go buy more, since I like to keep it on hand anyway, and I may need more after I retest.
I suspect that my low ph is due to me using tri-clor tabs over the winter and spring......I stop using them once my cya is where I want it to be, and that looks fine now, so i'll be switching to good old bleach for now on....only using some tri-clor tabs if we will be gone for more then a few days.
After my ph is higher, should I then add some baking soda to raise the Total Alk? I do not seem to remember what "PERFECT NUMBERS" are. My calcium is low, but since it is a vinyl pool and I do not have a heater, I believe it's fine....one year when I experimented with only using shock all year to clorinate, and by mid-summer the pool got cloudly due to high calcium levels, so since then, I like to keep that number a bit on the low side.
My pool looks a bit cloudy still, although I can see bottom real well. It is not sparkling yet, but it still had a lot of bottom dirt/dust and leaves yesterday morning, so I do not expect sparkling yet. i'll run the pump 24/7 for a few days in hopes of getting it "perfect and sparkling" soon.....
Frank D.
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