98MarquisCoastal

Chem Geek - I am still digesting your post. I will check with you before I play around with the changes.

update. have purged tub and have stabilized the tub. ph - 7.5 ta - 50 hardness - 220 (higher than i want) target 140 cya - 0 bromine 1-2ish wish we could see what the hardness is like at 140...

dlleno - I will follow you over to TFP forum. Thanks much.

Thanks dlleno! I am going to do a couple cycles of "Ahh Some" product and superchlorinate. If there is still nasties in the water, I will repeat until it stops producing nasties. I am then going to fill with new water to flush out the tub with some more "Ahh Some" again. Then refill with water and add chemical levels you suggested before. I thought the previous owners did a good job with cleaning the tub. It did have calcium build up on it so Im guessing it wasnt all that great of care. I will take the ozone generator apart and replace it or get a new bulb. Stock OG that was installed on the tub in 98. No chance it still works. I appreciate the help and dont want to frustrate anyone but we do want to get this tub usable! Additionally, how do I justify text to the left?

Curious about a couple things. After I added calcium to the tub, three of us that use it started to get a cough when the jets were on. It stops after the jets are off. Its a strong chemical odor. Even now with the Bromine lower it still happens. Could it be from the calcium still dissolving? Or should I be aware of an allergy to something else? Second is the itchy feel after using the tub. Its still there after lower bromine. Must also be the calcium/hardness in the tub. dlleno - You like 200 down to 140 for hardness... So it could be the 320 I have that is causing this? We plan to get a full cleaner for the tub before fall kicks in.The AHH Some product seems great. Just wonder if there is another method. If not then we will run a couple cycles of this then flush once and refill with new filters and clean plumbing! This could be an issue with the tub also. I want it set to use all winter. Its an outside tub and its 16 yrs old... Im thinking about putting tires filled with sand/dirt around the majority of the tub to help insulate over winter. Any thoughts on this?

HTH 6-way test kit is what Im using. @ 97F TH - 320-330 = +70 ppm TB/FC - 1 = -3 ppm PH - 7.2 = -0.3 TA - 60 = 0 change in ppm CYA - 0ish = -30 ppm We removed the Bromine for five days and these are the changes... I will have to take time to read through the suggested articles mentioned above before I can determine what to respond to. I dont know what they oxy thing is... I havent taken time to look it over but I will get a model number. Its plugged in but I dont think it works honestly. It bubbles air into the tub on a tiny port according to previous owner. Thanks much for the responses! If I dont answer a question please dont hesitate to ask again.

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Thanks much. I appreciate the help. I have adjusted the spa. Now I am reading: TH - 250ish FC - 4/5ish PH - 7.5 TA - 60 CYA - 30ish

We put a floater in the tub with 3 bromine tablets (Spa Choice) and let them whittle down and repeat. We are measuring with a 6 way kit (HTH) and 6 way test strips (HTH). I like the kit better. How does dichlor react with Bromine? What does it usually do with other chemicals levels? We bought the tub from my wifes boss from work. It does need that deep cleaning. After seeing the video about "AHH-Some" we will definitely look into that. Should work better than what we have done at first start up. The previous owners gave us three bottles (dont remember lables now) of cleaners and defoamers and such. Im thinking zorbo will be fine as a floater. We dont have much film in it but we would like to keep it clean. I was under the impression that bromine did sanitize some. I will look into the dichlor if we can mix that with bromine. Otherwise does our oxydizer thingy help? We want to stay away from bleach or chlorination other than bromine.

Our first tub... 320 Gallon Marquis Coastal Initial levels were before sitting in it first time: TH - 100 FC - 0 PH - 6.6 TA - 0 CYA - 0 After adjustments: PH up & Bromine added TH - 100 FC - 4 BROMINE PH 7.4 TA - 0 CYA - 0 As of Today: TH - 100/200 ISH FC - 10 BROMINE PH - 6.8 TA - 0 CYA - 0 Adjusted Right Now: TH - 100/200 ISH FC - 8/10 BROMINE PH - 7.5 TA - 40/50 CYA - 0 What should we do with the CYA? If we add that first, will it lower the PH also? We still need to add to alkalinity but I think we should adjust CYA first then touch up the rest. Any ideas? We want to get to atleast 200 TH, 8/10 Bromine still, PH about 7.5, TA about 95-120, and atleast 35ish for CYA. What do you all think is best option and what do you suggest to add? Besides something like zorbo maybe a diy project or just buy one for light film and bubbly tub we are now getting. Story Behind the Tub: My wife and I found a tub for sale. Three mths before it was $800, two mths before it was $600, month before it was $400 and then two weeks before it was down $200 so I called. We sold our 5.5 ft round tub and was looking to upgrade to this 4-5 person tub. We agreed with seller (Thurs) to pick it up a couple days later (Sat) when I had a truck, trailer, and helpers. On Fri the seller calls to tell me a person before me was coming to take a look at it on Sat. If they dont take it, then the tub is mine to buy for $200. I politely accepted. I call off the helpers on Friday night and let them know we might need them anyways. Sat I get a call an hour after I was supposed to pick it up and the seller fills in me that the wood base is trash. The seller still asks me for $200. After being told I can buy it then not then I cant then I can plus cancelling my help plus recalling to borrow the truck/trailer; I negotiated a FREE tub for us with the seller. We were told it had a leak, base was shot, and the panel needs a new cover on it. After setting it up at home and replacing base, I found the leak on the drain hose valve. Removed that and leaks were gone. I looked over paperwork. They had spent almost $7000 on the tub originally plus $$$ to maintain it with pump and jet work over the years. We had it wired by certified and insured master electrician then filled it. Number of hours later we tested it and adjusted levels best we could. We had used it almost every night for 6 weeks until my wife had our daughter. The seller had calcium build up around water level. Some very thick smoothed over and bumpy spots also. We thought this wouldnt bother our levels.