A picture is worth a thousand words . . .

[Pamsel]

Well, I guess I'm confused. I was told to concentrate on the CL/algae first and then work on the TA & PH. I have been adding muriatic acid every few days with aeration, but not daily since I was working on algae first.

The levels I posted were my reading this morning. I meant that I am keeping the Cl about 15 . . . can't be exact because I am doing the dilute/multiply method and I can't tell color shades exactly. Last add was 10:00 pm last night - 4 gallons.

Have added a total of 3.75# granulated CYA in the past 7-9 days. First add I did with a knee-high hung in front of my return jet and second dose I put in the skimmer. Both times it seemed to dissipate very rapidly. (I've read somewhere here that it should take several days to dissolve?) I have backwashed a few times since then, so maybe I've flushed it out?

I will go re-test and post up-to-the-minute results shortly. :-)