AquaSmarte Delivery System?

[circlenranch]

sc-pierce, the reason I want to stop using this system is because it is waaaayyy toooo expensive! For not using much chlorine, it sure sucks it outta them little bac-pacs!!!

Grace, don't tell me it will change the whole ball game!! You're right of course, nothing is ever easy!!!!

[GraceByDesign]

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Grace, don't tell me it will change the whole ball game!! You're right of course, nothing is ever easy!!!!

I simply do not know if it will change things or not The mention of metals scares me, simply due to what I have read here about staining and sequestering and stuff. But there are copper-based algeacides (not usually recommended by the smart folks here) that can be used in a chlorine pool, so someone else with more knowledge of copper products will have to chime in. Sorry I can be of no further assistance

[GraceByDesign]

............. Is this a Baquacil type system? If so, I am thinking you should also change the filter media. I have no experience with the system you have at all...........

The Aqua Smarte is a mineral/chlorine system. You buy a mineral reservoir that stays in the cycler for the season and you add "Bac Pacs" which is chlorine tabs inside a cylinder thingie

Chlorine, therefore not Baqua.

Filter media in your case is cartridge, but as you are already using a chlorine-based system, there may not be a need to change it. (If you change from Baqua to chlorine, your sand or cartridge wil get all gummed up with Baqua-goo! )

[circlenranch]

Sevver, I really appreciate you looking into it for me!
Grace, I sure hope I don't have to replace the cart. It's expensive too!!

[circlenranch]

Here is a link I found describing the Aqua Smarte system. This might shed a little more light as to what steps I should take to switch to BBB.

http://kingtechnology.com/pdf/Manual...al-English.pdf

[GraceByDesign]

I just briefly scanned the document, and it looks like you could just ditch the system and start with BBB.

Post some numbers so we can better help you! If you are following the guidelines outlined in step 2 on page 4 of the document, your water parameters should be pretty close.

Most here would suggest stabilizer (or CYA) between 30-50 ppm, and your FC will need to be increased accordingly (3-5ppm, 15 to shock)
You do not need to worry about calcium hardness, as you have a liner. (problems only occur >500ppm)

One Caution: Some here say they pour bleach into the skimmer: DO NOT do this if you leave your system connected. Mixing different forms of chlorinating chemicals is dangerous. (they can be mixed in the pool without any harm, however.) Add your bleach in front of a return.

ETA: get a drops-based test kit (Ben's kit, Taylor, or HTH 6-way)... test strips are 'lovingly' called "Guess Strips" around here!

[circlenranch]

Thanks Grace!
Last night my numbers were: chlorine 0.5, ph 7.2, CYA 0. I cant remember what the alkalinity was.