new user--trying to fight the algae!

[PoolDoc]

1. Do not worry about alkalinity right now.
2. Run your pump / filter 24/7
3. Keep your chlorine high
4. Do not purchase any more 'blended' chlorine -- chlorine % for dichlor should be 55% or higher; trichlor 89% or higher; cal hypo 65%.
5. Remove all the physical debris -- brush, vacuum, filter.
6. Once the debris is gone, you should have the K2006 (hopefully) and can focus on finishing the job.

[Shellywings]

Thanks Ben!! so it sounds like I am going in the right direction then. yay!! How much bleach does it take to raise the Chlorine level typically? I haven't found that info on here yet. I haven't bought anymore blended products since finding the site--the others were from the pool store, but I know better now.

[PoolDoc]

1 gallon of 6% bleach will add approximately 2 ppm of chlorine to your pool.

[Shellywings]

Thanks!!!

[Shellywings]

My Taylor kit came in today!! Way ahead of the promised date of June 4th!! Yay! so after reading the manual and feeling a bit like a mad scientist, I have readings:

FC 25
CC 2
pH 7.4
Alk 600 (and sample was still yellow--I gave up after 60 drops and no red)
CH 210
Cya 130-ish (the test read over the 100 mark-well technically below the 100 mark)

I am still keeping the algae swept up into the water and running the pump 24/7. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!