First Time Testing with Taylor Kit

[AshleyMann]

First time testing with my Taylor kit, just hoping to get some feedback on how everything looks! Water is clear and sparkly, but having an issue with these darn water boatman bugs. I shocked the pool and that killed all of them, but woke up today to one again this morning. Gah. Any suggestions on that as well would be appreciated.

FC: 6.4
CC: 0
pH: 7.2
Total Alk: 150
CH: 320
CYA: 55

 

[Texas Splash]

Sure. Overall not too bad. Here's what I see:
1 - FC getting a bit low. If we use a CYA of 60 as your baseline, your FC range is 7-9. So keep an eye on that.
2 - PH is on the low side. Not the worse thing, but just make sure it doesn't try to dip any lower which would make the water more acidic and could impact your heater.

Everything else is fine for now. As for the bugs ... Ugh. We get several as well. I think they like our TFP-clear water.

 

[AshleyMann]

Thanks Texas Splash!

 

[Richard320]

Yep, what he said.

And now a tip: use 10 ml of water and only one scoop of powder for the FC & CC test. Divide drops by 2 to get the reading. It will save reagents, go faster, and be plenty precise for our purposes.

 

[AshleyMann]

Great call! I was thinking I was going to go through the reagent real fast.

Yep, what he said.

And now a tip: use 10 ml of water and only one scoop of powder for the FC & CC test. Divide drops by 2 to get the reading. It will save reagents, go faster, and be plenty precise for our purposes.