Cloudy Water

[skizz0tt]

Honestly, I raised the TA because I thought 70 was low. I wasn't having issues with pH. It's a plaster pool.

[FormerBromineUser]

Leave TA alone for now. I still think the cloudiness was from your CH add. (Assuming you don't have nascent algae). It is best to add calcium with low pH, like 7.2-ish. With your plaster pool, you want a CH at 250+.

Also, remember you can use a 10ml water sample for FC/CC and multiply your drop count by 0.5, (or divide by 2), to save on reagents.

[skizz0tt]

Ran pump all night. Tested FC this morning, it's sitting at 4 PPM. Cloudiness still is very present, I can't see a tangible decrease in the cloudiness. When I put the baking soda & calcium in the pool, I think they reacted together. Could that be? I don't know, I'm stumped.

[skizz0tt]

Leave TA alone for now. I still think the cloudiness was from your CH add. (Assuming you don't have nascent algae). It is best to add calcium with low pH, like 7.2-ish. With your plaster pool, you want a CH at 250+.

Also, remember you can use a 10ml water sample for FC/CC and multiply your drop count by 0.5, (or divide by 2), to save on reagents.

Should I add muriatic acid to lower the pH to 7.2 to remove the cloudiness from the calcium? Thoughts?

[FormerBromineUser]

It will take time to clear the calcium cloudiness, but lowering pH will speed the process. Sorry that happened, but no worries, it will get better!