Beginning the Bacuacil converson

[duraleigh]

I'd stick with it a while longer. AS long as you're consuming overnite chlorine, your still fighting organics. Maybe another 24 - 48 hours will show even more improvement and it'll be time to change the cartridge. Good Work!

[clayw1963]

Just wanted to thank everyone for this website and the helpful advice. The pool is holding chlorine and has NEVER looked better.
I have been working with a cheap drops test kit and have ordered Ben's kit hope to have it soon.
These are my first set of test results, just want to make sure I am on the right track.

CYA 15 ppm (just added yesterday, understand it can take up to 5 days for a true reading)
TC 3.0 ppm
FC 3.0 ppm
Alkalinity 90ppm
Ph 7.2 (had a hard time matching the color on this)?
(I believe I read that they CYA can change both Alkalinity and PH levels, so as it goes up those readings may go up too)
Hardness 200ppm

Am I on the right track? I know I should aim for 30-50ppm for CYA, that means 3-5ppm for Chlorine.
What other levels am I trying to get to?

24' ag 14000gallons cartridge filter

[duraleigh]

Clay,

You're there! pH (which will read easier with practice) is fine, Alk is fine, and Caclium, although irrelevant in a vinyl pool, is fine, too.

Your CYA target and Cl target are on the money....enjoy your "new" pool.