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  1. I’m thinking of switching to the Frog @ease floating system in my Viking Legacy 2 that I’m currently using the Nature2 in. Am I correct in assuming that the minerals in the @ease are redundant to the Nature2 cartridge, and that once I start using the Frog system I can skip the Nature2?
  2. We have a new Viking Lecacy 2 that has neck jets in two of the seats that we never use. The manager at our spa shop said that we should always leave all jets open when the spa is not in use to avoid water building up behind the closed jets. this makes sense on the surface, but is it something I really need to do EVERY time? It’s a pain having to go around the spa to turn them off and on after before and after using it.
  3. One addition follow up question: Is Stain and Scale Preventer something I should actually be adding to the spa regular, or is that another one of those “products” that dealers include that one doesn’t always need?
  4. I have a couple of clarifications after reading some of the other threads. 1) It sounds like my ph is lowering from usage and adding chlorine or shock. If I stop using the 3 tbsp of MPS after each use and use a teaspoon or two of dichlor instead, will the ph lower even faster? I was planning on switching from MPS to dichlor anyway because I think my wife and I may be allergic. 2) Is the solution to this aerating the spa? If so, is that as simple as leaving all the air Jets on and running it for a couple of hours on full speed, with the cover open?
  5. Thank you! That all makes sense. I’ll go do my research and let you know if I need some clarity (no pun intended). 😀
  6. Sorry, I’m new to all this, so I’m not yet sure what the key info is. The chlorine levels have been fine, it’s the ph that’s dropping, and then the spa produces significant foam when I add the ph up product. I do have ozone, and with the Nature 2 I try to keep the spa between 0.5 and 1 ppm. I’ve only introduced dichlor and MPS at this point - dichlor following the Nature 2 instructions on fill-up and then 3 tablespoons of MPS after each use.
  7. We purchased a new spa (Viking Legacy 2) that was delivered in September. We're using low levels of chlorine with the Nature 2 cartridge. Our initial water sample from the spa store showed that our alkalinity and ph were both perfect, so no additional chemicals in the beginning. We've been shocking with MPS. A couple of weeks in, the alkalinity and ph and started reading low so I balanced everything. Shortly after this, some foam started to appear, which gradually grew to be a LOT of foam. I reached out to the spa store, and they told me that it was likely detergent from our suits. A couple of weeks ago, I cleaned our washer twice, then washed all of our swimsuits several times in the clean washer using no detergent. A week or so later, I did a full water change. As was the case in the store, the alkalinity and ph were perfect, so I chlorinated and we were good to go. For a week or so, there was no foam at all in the new water, and the only thing we introduced to the tub was 3 tbsp of MPS after each use. 10 days after the water change, I tested the tub and both the alkalinity and ph were low, so I first raised the alkalinity, then the ph, and then I added stain and scale remover (the chlorine levels were fine at this point so I left that alone). From that point on, the foam came back. I'm not sure what's going on here, since we've eliminated detergent as a factor. I did get test strips to test the water hardness, and it came back at what I believe is an ideal level (at or a little below 120 ppm). The alkalinity has been stable since I added alkalinity increaser the first time, but the ph drops below 6.8 weekly. I'm using Spa Pure brand chemicals for all these adjustments. Does anyone have idea what could be happening? If the ph is perfect in our hose water, so why is it shifting lower over time? And could whatever is causing that also be causing the foam? The foam is very annoying so it's something I'd like to try and mitigate if possible. My wife and I have also noticed that we may be reacting to the MPS, so I may start shocking with dichlor, if that matters.
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