Closer to what? Those results are absolutely perfect! Go swimming! Let me guess: your CC is slightly pink but one drop clears it--so it's really .5 or less. If it's REALLY .5 (or slightly more), shock up to 10-12ppm and that should clear it.Originally Posted by The Pool Newbie
You can let your FC come down a little but I wouldn't DREAM of altering any of your other numbers.
Bullseye, first shot! This has GOT to be SOME kind of record. I don't think we've EVER seen a newbie do this before! Congratulations!
Things to watch:
pH should be between 7.3 and 7.8--7.5 is MY personal preference
ALK is 80- 130, but with vinyl I don't worry until I get past 180. Even then I'm not worried, I just lower it. If it hits 200, I worry and start lowering.
Cal is irrelevant in vinyl. 50's just fine. If you hit 500ppm you should act to lower it.
CYA: I recommend 30-50 generally, and 60 sometimes. But I prefer 30-40 myself, so you are perfect.
Temp: 79---Ok, here you can get it warmer--I'm a bit of a softie--I like 82-94deg myself. But the kids don't care.
I would not use Tri-chlor tablets or Di-Chlor pucks--they'll mess with your perfect pH and CYA.
I would recommend bleach/liquid chlorine, but you can use Cal-hypo powder as well--you have LOTS of room on the cal number.
Just stop with Cal-Hypo when Calcium reaches 400ppm. Also use 68% Cal-hypo, not 48%.
Once your SG is fully on-line, you can run FC levels as they recommend--then you probably won't even need the bleach or cal-hypo!
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