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    Default high CYA and phosphate reading

    I just found this website and its great! thanks to everyone who contributes.

    I have a inground plaster pool which is about 30,000 gallons, and a sand filter.

    Here is my water analysis report that I got at a pool supply center today:

    Total Chlorine 5.0
    Free Chlorine 5.0
    pH 7.4
    Total Alkalinity 110
    Calcium Hardness 500
    Cyanuric Acid 150
    Total Dissolved Solids 600
    Phosphates 1000

    The pool store talked me into buying a bottle of Sea Klear phosphate remover, but after reading some of these posts I am not sure if I should use it.

    They said my chlorine levels were fine, but also after reading some posts it sounds like that I should have a higher chlorine level because of the high CYA of 150.

    I am using stabilized chlorine tablets, which is probably why the cyanuric acid reading is so high.

    Should I shock the pool tonight with calcium hypochlorite?

    Should I be adding chlorine beach regularly in the evenings, in addition to the stabilized chlorine tablets, to keep a high chlorine level?

    Any advice would be appreciated!!
    Last edited by vivian; 08-02-2006 at 10:01 PM.

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