New guy Questions

[chemistrydropout]

Thanks for the insight WB. I have begun to realize what some people were saying about the cya being a little low. I don't think the swimmer load will diminish very much and it is a big pool (lots of water). I am taking little baby steps on the cya raising and monitoring it closely to determine it's effect. I am amazed how well the water is maintaining its ph, alk, and even temp with the BBB method. Friends of mine are constantly adding stuff and all I have had to do since starting this post is add bleach to maintain chlorine. And now I'm playing with the stabilizer. I've only added one pound and it seems to have given me real close to a 5 point jump to 30'ish. With all the swimmers I've had lately I think I will wait till I see what it is holding on a normal day before raising anymore. Don't you think it would be a good idea to wait till I'm not having 10 swimmers a day before adjusting again?
OTO cl = 4
Ph= 7.6
Alk= 80
ch = ? Aqua-chem kit is too irratic
Temp= 87
cya = 30 plus a little

[waterbear]

It's your pool but if it were mine I would get the CYA around 40 ppm and keep my FC at about 3-5 ppm. If the pool gets a lot of direct sun it might even be benificial to raise the CYA even higher (to about 50-60 ppm) and keep the FC at 4-6 ppm.