Your correct. Ive been using the 25ml mark. I will use the 10ml from now on cause as you said it saves drops.
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I did the same thing when I first started, easy to do. I also think at least once I counted the drops wrong and my numbers were way off. 
I also wanted to ask with me working 8-5 monday thru friday should i wait til weekends to shock? I know you gotta test very often during the process and liquid chlorine is best used in early morning or evening. I just didnt wanna be up at 3-4 in the am. My wife would have a fit lol.
Start the process early on a Saturday morning. Hit it hard, test and dose every hour. By Sunday evening, the FC loss will slow down so that even if you have to continue the shock during the week, you can afford to test only 2-3 times per day.
Sounds like a plan! Thanks so much from everyone. I was just mainly worried about burnoff from pouring in throughout daylight hours.
With a swamp you'll lose more to the algae than the sun, once it starts coming around then the sun will get more of the chlorine. At about that time you want your CYA to be near your final point so it protects your chlorine.
Oh no its not a swamp lol. It was upon opening but the water is perfectly clear. Im just kinda ocd and want to make sure im doing everything to keep it clear and balanced
Ok im still stumped lol. I added 2 gallons of 12.5 liquid chlorine, waited an hour and it went from .5 fc to 3. CC was 2. So i added 2 lbs cal hypo about 2 hrs later and tested an hour after FC was 5, CC was 1.5. Came home at 5:00 and tested it was FC .5 and CC .5. Im just not sure why im adding 2-3 gallons and im only getting no more than 5ppm jumps. Im not losing any more than 1ppm overnight and my CC seems to drop as well
Fill to 10 ml line for .5 ppm. Add 2 scoops of dpd powder. Add 0871 drop wise until clear. Multiply number by .5
Then i add 5 drops of R-0003 then add 0871 again until clear and multiply number by .5. Just tested right before the rain started 10 mins ago and im at 16ppm fc and .5 cc. I am swirling in between each drop also.
Then i add 5 drops of R-0003 then add 0871 again until clear and multiply number by .5. Just tested right before the rain started 10 mins ago and im at 16ppm fc and .5 cc. I am swirling in between each drop also.
Sounds like you are doing it right. Just as a double check, review the extended test kit directions: http://www.troublefreepool.com/extended-test-kit-directions-t25081.html#p206393
16 ppm FC sounds pretty good, what is your current cya level?
16 ppm FC sounds pretty good, what is your current cya level?
I definately go over that. Its right in between 60-70. Sounds weird but id say closer to 60