On Jun 25, 2:30 pm, wrote:
Still one question..

So this bag of Shock granuals.. I do this in addition to the other
chemicals correct? (Even though it appears to have some of the
necessary components already in it).. and do so about once a week.. Am
I about right in assuming I need to use about 5% of the bag each week
(for 650 gallons or so, guessing).

I will also have to check out the local pool store to see if they are
indeed helpful in getting the right things, without highway robbing
me

I wouldn't even use the bags of shock on a pool that small. You can do
it with plain unscented bleach (sodium hypochlorate only). Money wise
no name laundry bleach costs about the same as real pool bleach once
you extrapolate out the concentration. I think about 8oz will shock
your pool if your 600-700 gallons is right. I imagine there is a chart
somewhere here on the net, maybe even on the Chlorox web site but if
you are guessing on the capacity you are guessing on the amount
anyway.
This is not really that hard, just don't go crazy on chemicals. I have
a 12 mnonth pool in Florida and all I do is keep a floater in it,
shock it once a week and manage the pH.
You may also need to deal with total alkalinity by adding some baking
soda occasionally.(Arm and Hammer has that chart) You want it around
110-130 using the 5 bottle pool test kit. Adding well water here in
Florida will do that all winter but rain water dilutes it out in the
summer.

I went to the local shop.. they recommended the liquid shock approach
(chlorine).. as the particles in my small type pool dont always
disolve, as i've found.

Basically they said to worry about the PH and Chlorine levels
(Alkaline as a buffer if i wish too). I already have PH and Alkaline
so I'm good for a while there.

They didnt recommend the store bought bleach as with this type of pool
they said it would "bleach" it out in about 2 weeks time (the liner?),
though I'm not sure how their $6 chlorox style bottle of liquid shock
differs. They recommended putting a few ounces in each day, rather
than each week, though right now I'm not adding any as my chlorine
went to a 10, after too much granual schock.

Can anyone comment on how long to run the pump/filter? IE: On 900
gallons is 8 hours a day enough?

Thanks