When I first put together this kit, trying to include reasonable amounts of reagent was paramount to me. Hence, 4 oz of CY A reagent...enough to do 8 full cya tests and more, if your clever and have high CYA. The CH test and Alk tests seemed to be overly adequate @ 1 oz for each reagent (.5oz for the R-0011L)
The biggest issue was with the R-0871.....It's easily the most expensive reagent so the one quickest to affect the overall cost of the kit. I had two different sources for measuring drops. One said 20 drops per ml...the other 30 drops per ml. Splitting the difference and assuming 25 drops per ml, that's 750 drops of reagent per 30 ml bottle found in the kit.
Next, I assumed the average FC test would take 20 drops (just a WAG....but it made sense). All that works out to 35+ FC tests which would seem adequate. Those numbers do not take into account a baq conversion that takes very high chlorine levels for long periods of time.
I could've put 60 ml of R-0871 in the kit but it would've raised the cost of the kit by more than five bucks and perhaps too pricey for some folks compared to the Taylor-K-2006 (I think the 2006 has 22ml of R-0871, but I'm not sure).
Anyway, my point in this is my ears are open and it is my objective to produce a kit that represents a good value to the average user and is competitive pricewise. Threads like this are important to me and your input, either public or private, will shape the contents of the kit in the future.