The Green Pool

[jlaar007]

May be I the 1 in 10 but I can tell the difference and the only time I have gotten a reading in the last of 0 was before I added anything to the water. Diluted the max reading you can get is 20 at least according to instructions on the box cover. With the amount of bleach I used to clear up my swamp I pretty sure I was way over that and never bleached out. I am assuming by bleach out you mean it goes clear which would be a reading of 0 ppm. I only say this because my results over the week seem to contradict what your saying. Either I am screwing up the test pretty bad or something has changed with their kit.

On a side note I have been keeping reef tanks for almost 20 years so I am pretty good with test kits as we had to test same things with the exception of CYA and Chlorine and a few things we are not concerned with in a pool.

Why do you recommend both an OTO and a DPD-FAS test kit for chlorine seems redundant if they both test the something or am I missing something.

Make that 2 out of ten.
I used to keep Cichlids, or to put it more accurately, they ran my life.
I am much happier not dealing with sumps, UV sterilizers, heaters, and vacuuming out vast amounts of fish poop compared to maintaining a pool.
I`m guessing if you kept an aquarium successfully for any period of time, the swing into pool chemistry isn`t as much a jump as, say if you kept a hamster.=:-)
I`m sure the K2006 is a superior kit in all respects, it`s just that the K2005 is what I have and seems to be doing the job.
Believe me, no disrespect intended or meant.

[PoolDoc]

If you keep your CYA levels below 50 ppm, a K2005 is adequate.

[CarlD]

But the K-1515 can be gotten for as little as $19.-- Cheap enough!

[Mustang3944]

But the K-1515 can be gotten for as little as $19.-- Cheap enough!

Not anymore around $28.29 from Amato on Amazon w/shipping

[CarlD]

Not anymore around $28.29 from Amato on Amazon w/shipping

Yeah, I see that. Sorry. At least one other company SEEMS to still be around $22, with shipping. But I just had one company add the shipping on for $11 for something that goes in an envelope AFTER I authorized PayPay (not this one) so that could happen here, too.

[JimK]

Not anymore around $28.29 from Amato on Amazon w/shipping

Still a bargain, IMO.

I bought a K-1515 kit many years ago after being frustrated with trying to color match (this was well before I was aware of this site). I bought it from a pool store and paid $60! One of the best things I've bought for my pool, and if it were still $60 I'd still recommend it!

[Mustang3944]

Why am I still being moderated?

[jlaar007]

Why am I still being moderated?

Ah yes, but only moderately moderated.....
Never made the jump into the Salt Life..A couple of trips looking at the price tags on the fish I liked kept my feet rooted on the banks of lake Malawi.
How is the pool doing?

[BigDave]

I used to own a Taylor DPD kit, I was pretty good with it. The FAS-DPD titration test is so much easier and clearer that I'm sure neither of you has used one.

You'll only deny it until you try it.

[Mustang3944]

I used to own a Taylor DPD kit, I was pretty good with it. The FAS-DPD titration test is so much easier and clearer that I'm sure neither of you has used one.

You'll only deny it until you try it.

There is a difference between denial and asking questions to clarify, BTW I have order the FAS-DPD as I need higher and accurate readings than what the DPD can give me.