Chlorine & pH Control

[chem geek]

My bad. I was thinking 1qt = 6ppm. I must have put in more than 1qt last week to get it to shoot up so high. I was waiting for the Cl to drop but we some dark days and then it drop like a rock on the sunny day. Now I'm trying to get it back up. I just miscalculated a little.

When you say shock, bring the Cl up to 10-15ppm range?

OK, that's more like it. Sorry I didn't read your correction before I sent my response. Never mind about the chlorine test kit question.

[karrde97]

I'm using Ben's kit.

I'm kind of in flux since I've been trying to lower my Alk. Now I'm trying to get everything back to normal. I'm going away for a week or so next month and I want be able to tell my wife what to add every night in hopes of maintaining some normal level until I get back.

[chem geek]

Can you download bleachcalc as Dave (duraleigh) suggests? It can be found at BleachCalc. That's the easiest way for you to figure out how much of each chemical to add.

[karrde97]

I downloaded it awhile. I was thinking 1 qt = 6ppm instead of 1 gal. I'll just have to restart tonight.

[duraleigh]

If you have Ben's kit, you will get FAR better advice and more quickly to the point if you post current test results for FC, CC, pH, Alk, and CYA each time you start a new thread. You'd be amazed what those current, complete results will reveal.

[karrde97]

Actually, I did post my first results there. I've gotten more response from this section than that one. The main point of this thread was adding Cl and acid at the same time. Didn't really feel it had anything to with Ben's kit. Part of the problem was my miscalculation.