Overwhelmed by all the pool chemistry

[chem geek]

Holy criminey. ... I read this thread about startup issues, I wonder how the heck we are going to get this stuff down.

I think I am in need for a pool chemistry for dummies water management flowchart.

You picked the wrong thread to start out with -- avoid those that have "chem geek" posts :-) As Ben noted, start with the stickies.

[waterbear]

You picked the wrong thread to start out with -- avoid those that have "chem geek" posts :-) As Ben noted, start with the stickies.

Be equally cautious about "waterbear" posts until you get your feet wet! (pun intend). Really, it will all fall into plaice pretty quick and we do a lot of hand holding around here!