CapMorgan

Hello All, I am going to switch chemicals from Dichloro to Bromine, I am going to use a product from brilliance which is called the mermaid which you hang inside your filter compartment it has a dial on it for the setting 1 thru 14. I have a 360 gallon tub what would be a good setting to start with to try and maintain a 4 ppm. Thanks, Capmorgan

H Chem Geek, Im not sure when i need to change my water i was going by how long the nature 2 stick is good for which is 4 months. I do have the taylor test kit and i just tested for CYA my water is 2 months old and you wont believe how high my cya is CYA = 100 I will do a dump as soon as i can weather permitting CapMorgan

Chem Geek Ok i will do a water change when the weather permits, I live in the midwest and am concerned about the cold during a water change. Couple more questions for you about using bleach as for sanition. My owners manuals says never never use bleach in the tub so should i be concerned about that? 1. should i use bleach as a daily sanition like dichlor and should i add it before or after i soak and how much bleach should i use for a 360 gallon tub. 2. when doing my weekly shock how much bleach should i use for my tub? 3. can i still use my nature 2 stick with bleach? 4. On my last and only water fill i did as my tub is new i got 4 months out if it will i still be able to get 4 months out of my water before i have to do a refill? 5. Could i use bromine instead of bleach? Many thanks for taking the time out to help me out with my problem. Once i get the water changed and balance and i start using the bleach for my sanition i will let you know how that worked our for me. CapMorgan

I Have been using the (Vermont Style) for my sanition which is to use the Dichlor after you are done soaking I have a 360 gallon tub i use 3/4 of a teaspoon of Dichlor after each soak i also use the nature 2 stick For my weekly shocking i use 5 1/4 teaspoon of dichlor one week then on the other week i use MPS The reason why i get my PH down to 7.2 is because it rises so fast it goes from 7.2 to 8.0 or higher with in a 24 hour period i do add 16 ouches of Pro team PH down to get my PH to 7.2 I will do what you say to try and get my TA down to 70 right now it is as 120 Thanks, CapMorgan PS I sure hope this helps as i have not been able to soak for over a week now becuase the itching is so bad

Hello all, I been having a problem with my PH and TA it is always high my water is 2 months old and when ever i balance my water the next day the numbers are high again. When i balance the water PH 7.2 TA 100 Because i have a problem with my water just to check to see what is going on the next day my numbers are high again PH 8.0 or higher TA 120 I am not trying to micro manage my water but i really feel my numbers should not get that high in 1 day and the odd thing is when my tub was brand new and on my first water fill my PH and TA would always go lower in a week's time since i drained my tub and added new water the water is doing the opposite. I have been having a problem with my skin with rashes and itching a lot and i really feel that it is because i always have a High PH level can anyone help in why my PH would rise so fast in 24 hours. CapMorgan