New Pool questions - introduction

[aylad]

The builders marcite left about 6 gallons of muriatic so I put it in my garage.. I paid for it so I may as well keep it. I have a feeling i'll be using that more than the borax !!

Me too!

Janet

[CarlD]

Where are you getting "Liquid Stabilizer"? We have all been waiting to see this stuff and feel like the part of the country that hasn't gotten the latest movie yet!

If you have it and it's a legitimate source of CYA, why use crystals? Meanwhile I have a stocking full of CYA hanging in my pool to get my stabilizer up from, oh, something like ZERO! (my wife donated it--the stocking, not the CYA).

[dmarsh70]

Hi CarlD

I agree if it's good i'll onlly use it.

I found it at my local store where I found the liquid bleach. They only had 1 gallon buckets but they can order 2.5 gallon buckets.

I must haver read here or on another forum that the liquid wasn't well known thats why I figured I would try a little first - and see what it does.

[Watermom]

What do the ingredients say on the label? Any other additives other than 100% cyanuric (or isocyanuric) acid? Can you tell us the brand name?

[dmarsh70]

Hi Watermom,

Here is the manufacturer and label info:
Natural Chemistry: Instant Conditioner
Monosodium cyanrate monohydrate 35%
Percentage of constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants 65%

Let me know if this is good or not. I mean it did raise my CYA from LOW up to about 25

[Watermom]

OK. We have been discussing this Instant Conditioner and apparently it's a go! Chem Geek has done some checking up on this stuff (http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=8438%22) and says it is just as good as granular cya except about twice as expensive. Most of us hadn't seen this product until this year so it now gives us another option for cya.

[dmarsh70]

cool beans! I think i am staying at the 30 level as long as i can!