- Jun 13, 2010
- 6
Hello, I'm new to this board and just got a tf-100 test kit in the mail. While everything I did gave me a reading, when I tried to to the TA test, I got a weird reading, or rather, I'm not sure what to interpret it as. The test said to add 2 drops of the r-007 mix to the sample pool water in the cylinder, and mix it, which I did. Then I added the 5 drops of the R-0008 to the solution and mixed again. The instructions said the water is supposed to turn green, however, the water is turning a magenta/pinkish color for me, before I even add the R-0009. It is turning pink when I add the R0008. What does this mean? When I did the Ph test, I got a low Ph reading of 6.8 ph, TC was 1ppm, and CYA was about 63ppm. I just wanna know if I'm doing the alkalinity test right and why my solution isn't turning green. Thank you.