Monitoring pH and alkalinity closely is a very important venue to determining the overall quality of your water. If one of these is out of wack, chances are other variables are also being affected, ultimately, leading to possible stress or worst case scenario…death to one or more of your livestock inhabitants! PH is the measure ...
We recently purchased a house with an indoor pool sanitized with bromine. With no prior experience maintaining pools I was quickly overwhelmed with the chemistry involved with keeping a pool sanitized and sparkling clean. Three months have passed and thanks to the help of our local pool company and learning from my own mistakes, I’ve ...
With a growth in gardening as a popular pass-time, alongside a growing desire to be a little more environmentally friendly, their has been a boom in safe, Eco friendly and organic garden insecticide products. Insecticide soap is a particularly popular choice as it so non-polluting and non-toxic to people and pets. The nostalgia value of ...
Pools offer hours of enjoyment on long, hot summer days. A pool is an excellent place for families to spend time together and relax on a hot day. To keep your pool a place for fun, you must keep your pool clean and safe. Maintaining your pool will cost you less money and time if ...
The summer swimming season is quickly approaching for backyard pools. Do you know how to test your water quality for safe chemical levels? A quick dip stick style test can help keep your family safe and your pool free from odors or discoloration. Water testing kits can be purchased from any pool supply store. I ...
Oh, dear. I left my pool for two days without skimming and replacing the chlorine tablets, and I came home to — a pool that is the color of Oscar-The Grouch’s skin. Not good. Why did this happen? Well, I can hazard a guess at the fact that my next-door neighbor’s tree just shed a ...
After a long winter all pool owners look forward to steamy, hot weather where they can float on their raft in a crystal clear pool. This idyllic scene can only happen after a few days’ work preparing your pool water for swimming. The first step is removing the debris and water off of the winter ...
So you love having a dip in that cool splash of blue in your backyard. Gazing at the pool from your upstairs window is your moment of Zen. And then you take a bottle to test at your local pool supply store and watch nervously as the guy behind the counter declares your alkalinity and ...
Introduction Chlorella is one of nature’s true superfoods. An estimated 5 million Japanese use this supplement on a daily basis. It’s a tiny, unicellular, green algae which has the highest chlorophyll level per ounce of any plant. Chlorophyll has a close association with “Qi”, or life energy and has a close connection to cancer prevention. ...