Got my 234 today...and boy do I need help! (newbie alert)

[waterbear]

Your calcium levels are just fine....don't lose any sleep over them as long as they stay under about 400 ppm and you get your ALK down to under 150 (around 100-120 would be even better)

[gonefishin]

hey hey

I added some more muratic...which finally dropped the PH. Then after a day and a half of areating...the TA dropped from 270 to 180. Looks like just more areation...then I'll see where I'm at


thanks! this wouldn't have been possible without this site

dan

[ShelleyAnn]

I'm no expert, but I believe running your pump/filter for only 8 hours, every other day, may not be enough. If you've got beautiful clear water with that, then just ignor me, and let me know how it's working and I may switch to that!

Shelley

[gonefishin]

Thanks for the comments Shelly

Right now I'm running the pump about 16 hours a day trying to aerate the TA to a lower number.

So far this year the pool has been very clear. But...the water temperature was in the low 60's most of the time. I don't know if this helps or not. Also...the pump only has one speed...high. So it's running at full speed the whole time.

As time goes on...I suppose I'll find out if this is enough or not. But I figure I'll be running it nearly every day...turning it off at night once we start using it

thanks,
dan