Croc Dundee

Croc Dundee how are you finding the Paradise, we did not wet test that model it looks really spacious The Paradise is a great spa - its great for entertaining and can fit 8 with absolute ease. We got the waterfalls and the LED light option and are glad we do so - when entertaining outside at night we run the watrefalls and the led lights and it's like having a garden water feature. Have been in it every day since we vought it and have not regretted the purchase at all. One thing I've found is that the filters do seem to need washing quite a bit... to remain effective thy need to be washed once a week at least (more after heavier weeks)... small price to pay for a bit of luxury

Ok, I've done a bit of online research and i think I have spotted both the Dichlor and the bleach but under slightly different names and strengths. 1 - Spa Protector (Bleach?) A$33 for 5 litres Here's the spiel: "No chlorine or bromine. Hydrogen Peroxide based sanitizer with a content of 190 grams per litre giving it a 19% strength. Spa Protector oxidizes the bacteria and organic materials, plus dissolves inorganic compounds, leaving the water completely clear & odour free." 2 - Stabilised Chlorine (Dichlor?) $A40 for 4kg "Sodium based chlorine for sanitising pool water. This product also has stabilizer 'built in' to stop the sun from eating your chlorine. 630 gm/kg. Available chlorine present as Sodium Dychloroisocyanurate." I like the idea of the dichlor as it has the stabiliser and my wife quite often leaves the cover off in the daylight hours while she's sunbaking. A question though regading your statement; "But be sure to add some Dichlor as soon as you can -- you are currently over-chlorinating your spa. The CYA in Dichlor will help moderate the disinfecting (and oxidizing) chlorine level." What exactly do you mean by "overchlorinating".. Cheers

Thanks for that Richard, It was definitley PH up that I added - but the readings were taken about 4 days apart and I did add some acid in the meantime so maybe this caused the drop in PH?? (or my readings were askew) We (two of us) generally soak for around 20-30 mins per night and I have tested the FC before getting in and its usually quite low (<1) but the fact that I have ozone and Nature2 I was under the impression that this was about right?? I find the Lithium Hypochlorite dissolves pretty well... After use I dose with 2 Tb (straight in the spa), I leave two of the pumps running for half an hour (they cut-off automatically) with the air turned off and let the 24hr circ pump do the rest. Only problem is that it's quite expensive, but hey, we didn't buy the spa to save money!! I've only ever used the Lithium Hypo, not even sure you can get Dichlor in Australia (??) and to be honest I'm not really sure what it is?? Only had my spa about 6 weeks so still running on the first fill - YES I'm a novice!! Thanks to this forum and contributers such as yourself, I have learnt a lot in a small time (still lots to learn though) Cheers By the way - This is the first day under about 33C in about 3 months In my part of the world (Perth, Western Australia) so can't wait to finally have a soak to 'warm-up' rather than just to go from heat to heat (if you know what I mean?!)

Hi - I have the Paradise H2... 3 pumps.. Not had it long but so far so good... still waiting on first electricity bill so watch this space.

Hi - I ahve the Paradise H2... 3 pumps.. Not had it long but so far so good... still waiting on first electricity bill so watch this space.

Hi all, I'm sure this has been covered before somewhere, but what happens when you get a very low TA reading?? The reason i ask is that a couple of weeks ago I has a very low TA of about 40 (PH was about 7.6) I added quite a bit of PH up and got the TA to around 90 (PH rose to about 7.9). Its now sitting around 80 and my PH is still about 7.9 I've read the threads about the whole TA/PH "catch-22" (so-to-speak) but was curious as to whether having a low TA is the lesser of two evils (ie PH more important) and if so, how low is 'dangerously' low and what will this cause. Cheers. By the way my spa is a 2400L (640 gallon - yes its pretty big), 37C (98F), ozonated, Nature2 and I also use Lithium Hypochlorite (about 2Tb / day after soaking)

Just a question relating to the Nature2 cartridge's installation.. and sorry if this is slightly off-topic but i didn't want to really start a new thread just for thiis <probably dumb> question. Anyway... I have an LA spa with the three aquacleen filter heads and was wondering where I need to place the nature2 catridge -At the moment I have it in the filter head that runs the 24/7 ozone circulation - is this correct?? I just leave it sitting in the bag.

Hi Everyone, This is my first post after (finally) getting my Paradise H2 about 2 weeks ago amid some of the most extreme (high) temperatures here in Perth Western Australia. Boxing day here was 44C (111 F) and since I've had my spa there has only been a couple of days under 35C that I can remember. But... I still get in it daily, even if the ambient temerature means that as yet i haven't really had to use the heater too much!! I've been searching through this forum for any posts on this model... anybody?? Fantastic forum and I have been using the water chemistry section a fair bit to try to come to terms with getting the water right. Cheers from Oz. (ps. I'm reading posts and seeing pics of steaming hot spas in cold temps and I can't wait for winter in the Southern Hemisphere as this will be the time where I think the spa will really come into its own.)