help newbie

[hannadock]

My water is clear now and all my numbers look good except today my ph is low. Is it ok to add my borax 20 mule? thanks

[duraleigh]

HANNA,

Borax now is no problem. When you get a chance, post a set of current test results so we can see where you are. Good work

[hannadock]

here are my new readings

stabilizer 110
alk 40
ph 7.6
fc 1.0
tc 1.5

it rained terribly Friday night. I have not put any bleach in today. is it normal for your stabilizer to raise with Borax. it was lower before I did.

thanks

[duraleigh]

Hanna,

You are testing or typing inaccurately.

Recheck results for Alk.

Your CYA should not have moved hardly at all unless you've added CYA...recheck your results.

from an earlier post:

6. Once it gets down to 5-6, you must keep it between 5 -10ppm all the time and your algae issues will be over.

Given your Cl of 1.0 you are asking for the algae to return.