Recent content by ManiacalMama

The powder is in the pro too. But it's literally just a tiny scoop of the powder. It's not any more difficult than the drops. It comes with very precise instructions too. You definitely want the speed stir though.

My borates are about 35ish. I was aiming for 40 but didn't quite get there and the 35 is enough to stop the SWG scaling for me so I called it good. My acid additions are about every 5 or 6 days vs. every 2 without.

I've gotten this for the past few years

Looks like a pool store test. If so, that's your weak spot.

I either throw it in the pool or use it for cleaning. Works great for toilets.

You can use the "effects of adding..." calculator in pool math. 8 oz of 10% liquid chlorine adds about 3 ppm of salt to the water in your size pool. If you're adding that much every single week, it'll take you about 20+ years (starting from zero of course) to reach the salinity of my pool. And...

Was it generating when it was reporting 2100? BTW I started up my SWG today and it was reporting 2700 when my k1766 test gives me 3400.

I notice a bigger difference between the salt test and the onboard sensor when the water is cold. I haven't turned on my swg yet (about to do it today), but I expect to see it show a low level. In the summer when the water is 87 degrees it tends to get within a few hundred of my test results...

I use skimmer socks and tie them to a bamboo plant stake and hang them in my skimmer (better water flow instead of just letting them sit in the basket). Go out and squeeze them every now and then. Took two or three hours when I did it the other day with 60 degree water. I let my pump run about...

The SWG makes champagne bubbles when it's generating. It's normal.

I'm going to be interested in hearing about the longevity of this robot.

Could you tie a piece of rope to the handle and the other end to a small piece of pool noodle or something? That way you can stand along the edge and as it crawls past you, you can yank it out. I doubt the small piece of noodle would interfere with the Betta.

My husband is color blind yet has an easier time than I differentiating between hues on the pH test. I haven't asked him about the others, but then again the others aren't as ambiguous IMO.

What kit? Do you mean to test for borates? I just used borate strips and pool math. Sneak up on your goal.