Recent content by Bark3rd

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    Hi, new member

    I tried the CYA test but couldn't get the black dot to disappear. I guessing that in itself is a result....
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    Hi, new member

    OK, finally whipped out the monster kit and went to work, here are the results-I have guests coming to swim in 2 hours!!! pool is green!!! going to scrub and vacum, any reccomendations on some chems to get me through today would be great. Pool is 16000 gallons. Pool calculator says to add 100oz...
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    Hi, new member

    WHOA!! I just got my test kit in, wow this thing is HUGE. What in the heck do I do with this thing?
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    Hi, new member

    WOHOO! DONE! Payment Info --------------------------- Visa Order Summary -------------------------- 1 - TFTestkits TF-100 @ $68.00 -- 1: Total Items Subtotal: $68.00 Tax: $0.00 Discount: -$0.00 S/H: $14.95 Total: $82.95 Gift Certificate: -$0.00 Grand Total: $82.95
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    Hi, new member

    Hey, Im on the site now trying to order the kit. Is there a discount for members of this board? There's a space in the checkout for "discount".
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    Hi, new member

    Ok, I'll order the TF100 tomorrow, I'm sure it will help when you guys need chem data to make reccomendations. Maybe in the meantime I will get the el cheapo Wal- Mart tester so I can get some work done this weekend (anything is better than these silly test strips, the colors don't match). The...
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    Wow! I am blown away by all the responses already. Went outside and swirled my little swizzle stick around and came up with this: (its drizzling rain right now) FC: .5 (low) PH: 6.2 TA: 120 the colors are really hard to match but did the best I could! I really want to get on top of this during...
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    Hello all, I am so excited to have found this site! With no research whatsoever, and just a stubborn dose of common sense tempered with a healthy frustration with the $$$ spent at the local Leslie's over the years, this week I started to dump generic Clorox into the pool. Now I found the site...