Rob1984qp Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Hey, How are these readings? Just got my new Scuba II tester and ran all tests through it. The water was setup 24hours earlier with all chemicals \ balancing completed as i follow. 10/06 - Filled and allowed to heat overnight to 37C / 98F 11/06 - Around 08:00 - Balance TA and PH - Used 117g of Dry Acid (PH Down) - Allowed to settle for 8hours 11/06 - Around 16:00 - Checked TA and PH (All good) - Added - 90g Bromine Granules (Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate + Sodium Bromide) At this time i was using test strips and a cheap PH pen from Amazon but I was happy with the readings I had. 12/06 - Scuba II Arrived - Tested with new tester all as below, just waiting on my bromine levels to settle down below 10 then i can take a dip 🙂 Bromine - 13.2ppm - A few more hours and hopefully this will come down. PH - 7.4 TA - 74ppm CH - Unable to test at the moment - Tester on route 🙂 CYA - 40 - Looks like the bromine granules have given me enough CYA to get into the "Hypo Chloro" stage when things settle down. TDS @ Fill (10/06) - 335ppm TDS Now - 386ppm Hope all looks in order but if theres any pointers I need to keep an eye out for please let me know. Once and always most appreciated for your time and input to help me with this battle @RDspaguy 🙋♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Forgot to mention i have some Boric acid on route so i plan to put that in once it arrives. Ive not placed any of my O-Care liquid in as of yet. Probably will wait until Sunday when i do my routine clean of the filter and check levels. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Almost ready to take a dip I'd say 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 My calcium tester just arrived. Its quite low as expected at 70ppm Can you put milk in a hot tub? That's full of calcium lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 I hope you are joking. Calcium chloride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Lol. I was just on my way to milk the cow haha. Ive had to buy some in as I don't own any. Is there anything I can use home based to help get some calcium in while I wait? Maybe a slice if some cheddar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Not that I know of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 No worries. I'll await the calcium to arrive so i can topup. I've done my Sunday filter clean and tested the levels, all well other than calcium. Cheers for all your help sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 So, this morning I tested and bromine was at 5.0, all levels good other than calcium. I came back this evening, 2 adults 1 child for a quick 20min bubble. After I got out, tested. Hit it with 25ml sodium hypo 15% it increased it to 4.0 after a 2min spin of the jets (no bubbles) I then hit it with a further 35ml and tested again after 2mins. I believe the sodium hypo will enable the bromine in a few moments or should i wait a couple of hours between sodium hypo apply and test? I ran the jets for a further 15mins after the last 35ml to save my hot tub cover 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I would have stopped at 4ppm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Cheers, would it be worth maybe say 35ml total to boost it between 4 and 11? I am not planning to go in the tub for 24hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Just done a retest 10hours later and its at 2.6ppm Does this mean the bromine has cleaned a lot of nasties up now? I'm not planning a trip in the hot tub until this evening so I'll give it another test in about 8hours to see what the levels look like Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 So you went from 11.6 to 2.6 in 10 hours with the cover on? Have you done a purge with Ahh-Some? That is a pretty huge drop in that time. @dlleno, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Yeah, cover went on not long after my message. I didn't do a purge last time (but gave a shell clean) around as was waiting for the tablet. I think ill invest in some ahh some, as I have the aqua finesse spa clean tablets but reading the forums I need some ahh some. I did put in my o-care bio film remove on Saturday so maybe the bromine has killed off whatever o-care has removed the day prior? I'll do some more tests and post my results of all in a few moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Temp 37c/98f Bro - 1.0 Ph - 7.2 Ta - 83 Ch - assume 25 (still waiting for calcium) Cya - 44 Tds is at 440. I've noticed the CYA increase it was previous 40 then 36 now 44. Only products added was ocare and sodium hypochloride does sodium hypo make this increase? If not probably the ocare... At this level I think I need to apply soda ash to get the PH back around 7.5ish, im going to leave and apply some sodium hypochlorine and see what happens. I'll add a further 30ml/1oz Edited June 15, 2020 by Rob1984qp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Applied 30ml sodium hypochlor 15% restest after 10mins 'stirring with bubbles & waterfall off' Temp 37c/98f Bro - 6.9 Ph - 7.7 Ta - 83 (didn't retest) Ch - assume 25 (still waiting for calcium) Cya - 44 (didn't retest) Tds - 440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I added a further 35ml of bleach lastnight which must of sent the reading up again. I've just tested 10hours later and its back down at 3.0. Should it decrease so much / so quickly Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 No, it should not. Purge with Ahh-Some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Cheers dude. I have some ahhsome on route along with calcium and boric acid. I'll run her for the week keeping her topped up with sodium hypoc whilst in use. Bit annoying the o-care isn't doing what it says on the tin! Does aqua finesse do similar things? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 In my experience spa purges are junk. Until I started on this forum and ran into @dlleno and had lengthy discussions with him and watched his videos I did not recommend them. They are NOT all created equal. And you CAN teach an old dog new tricks...😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Hahaha! Cheers, ill keep you posted on the ahh-some treatment once its arrived along with the cheese, sorry I mean calcium 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Purge in progress! Yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Looking better with each 15min cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Added another teaspoon after 1.5hours when all seems calm and clear. Boom lots more just came to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1984qp Posted June 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 Can you leave ahhsome in overnight? I'm worried I don't have enough time to drain, clean and refill before the night is out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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