PooloraHow to test pool water before you add anything
What to measure, the target ranges with sources, strips vs drop kits and the order to correct your water.
Pool chemistry guides
Plain-language guides with real numbers: target ranges, dose tables per 10,000 gallons in cups and pounds, and worked examples. Every dose comes from the same engine as the Poolora app.
How much chlorine to add to a pool
Dose chart per 10,000 gallons for 10%, 12.5% and bleach, the right level for your stabilizer, and the swim limit on your label.
Pool pH and alkalinity: what is the difference?
The difference, the ranges for your chlorine, dose tables for baking soda, soda ash and acid, and what to adjust first.
Cyanuric acid (stabilizer): how much your pool needs
The 30–50 ppm range, dose per 10,000 gallons, how tablets raise it, and how much water to replace when it is too high.
How much salt does a saltwater pool need?
Pounds of salt per 10,000 gallons, a worked example in 40-lb bags, too much salt, and what a salt system does to pH.
How to fix a green pool
Test, check stabilizer, shock to 10 ppm and hold it until three signs say the algae is gone.
Cloudy pool water: causes and fixes
Low chlorine, filtration, high pH and calcium, or the end of a shock: how to tell which and fix it.
How to lower pH in a pool
Muriatic or dry acid per 10,000 gallons, why alkalinity changes the dose, and how to add it safely.
How to raise pH in a pool
Soda ash per 10,000 gallons, when baking soda is the better tool, and raising pH for free with air.
How to shock a pool
When to shock, how much product to reach 10 ppm, which shock to choose and when to swim again.
How much bleach to add to a pool
Regular and concentrated bleach for 5,000 to 30,000 gallons, including shock.
How much chlorine powder to add to a pool
Cal-hypo and dichlor for 5,000 to 30,000 gallons, including shock, and what each one adds to the water.
How much muriatic acid to add to a pool
Full-strength and 14.5% acid for 5,000 to 30,000 gallons, to lower pH or alkalinity.
How much baking soda to add to a pool
Baking soda for +10, +20 and +30 ppm alkalinity, from 5,000 to 30,000 gallons.
How much soda ash to add to a pool
Soda ash to raise pH, from 5,000 to 30,000 gallons, and how to avoid cloudy water.
How much calcium chloride to add to a pool
Calcium chloride 94% and 77% for +10, +50 and +100 ppm, from 5,000 to 30,000 gallons.
Prefer to calculate? Use the free pool calculators.
Do it with your own products
Poolora turns your test into the exact amount of the products on your shelf, in cups and ounces, in the right order, and tells you when it's safe to swim. Free to start; every chemical, water balance and history are part of Pro.