Should I adjust these numbers for fiberglass

[Watermom]

As always, Marie gives great advice. She has a beautiful fiberglass pool. I was fortunate enough to get to see it and meet her this summer. Of course, ideally, your cc reading is 0. That is what we all shoot for, but, I say don't worry at 0.2. Many people will have a slight cc reading. If it goes over 0.5 is when I suggest shocking.

[mbar]

Yes, I did misread your post If you are finished dealing with algae, then everything is fine. You still didn't say what your ph is, I know my water gets a little cloudy when I have alkalinity above 100 and my ph goes over 7.6. Everyone's pool reacts differently - as long as your water is clear and you don't have any staining, then your numbers are fine. Just keep up with the bleach, and don't let it get low, or you will end up with algae again. You can take chlorine up at night to get rid of the cc.

Watermom, thanks for the kind words, it was wonderful to meet you, and your son. Hope the weather isn't too hot back home for you

[Watermom]

It was 101 at my house yesterday. Today was a little cooler but still in the 90s with 97% humidity.

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Marie
My ph is at 7.4. I don't think it has ever been to 7.6. I do have a little bit of staining which I thought resulted from shocking. I added 1 bottle of Jacks Pink Stuff, but it didn't really do anything. I am going to try the ascorbic acid stain treatment as soon as it comes in (ordered it on Thursday) and then add 1 1/2 qts of the Pink Stuff. I'll save the other half as maintenance doses for the rest of the season. Does it sound like I'm on the right track?

Watermom
It was hot as heck all this week until yesterday. Now it feels like we're in a cold front, about 84 degrees and not humid!

Thanks.

[mbar]

Yes, you are on the right track. You can try lowering your ph down to 7.0 - 7.2, and see if that lifts the stain off. Sometime new stains will lift off when the ph is low. If not, you haven't hurt anything, because you have to have the pink stuff in when you do the ascorbic acid treatment anyway. If you don't have bad staining, try using as little as possible of the ascorbic acid - this way you'll be able to balance the water faster. I also think that I will change the ascorbic acid sticky to start raising the chlorine the next day after the treatment instead of 48 hours. I have tried it in my pool and it works - this way it is less time the pool is without chlorine giving it a better chance of staying algae free. Just start to add the chlorine slowly, and if stains start to form, add more sequestering agent. Doing this with keeping the ph on the low side (7.2) should keep the pool from getting too far out of whack. Keep me informed on how you are doing

The weather here was beautiful today - nice in the shade, hot in the sun

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Thanks Marie. I'll keep you posted. Still waiting for the ascorbic acid to come in. Probably start next week. I will try lowering the ph first.