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    A Magpie's Weekend

    I really love you guys <3
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    Pool Testing for the Color-Impaired

    Oh, heck no, I'm not looking elsewhere. I've been lurking here for over a year and gotten my most useful (accurate) info from you all. I just missed the "safe to swim at 45 ppm FC" post I guess. My most adventurous guess would have been 6 or possibly 8 ppm but I will review the suggested...
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    Pool Testing for the Color-Impaired

    I'm impaired in that I'm an artist. I see a spectrum range others cannot (or don't bother). My son is actually severely colorblind (and still a bangup artist @ age 8). He sees green as tan/yellow and assumes tan/yellow is green because the teacher says so. He *can* look at a shade he is told...
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    Pool Testing for the Color-Impaired

    So I have three questions regarding pool testing. First, a little background: I am not colorblind. If anything, I can see colors above and below the normal spectrum. Specifically, I have the most trouble reading the alk test because you add drops to *remove* color and there is no comparison...
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    A Magpie's Weekend

    All right, so I've been lurking your site for over a year now and finally decided it was time to join, so I can eventually ask questions. I've gotten a lot of useful information, undergone some trial and error, and I guess I'm ready to jump in with both feet (next year). You'll note my...