Quote Originally Posted by applepar View Post
Today's readings with the k-2005 kit:

FC=1 Ph = 7.4
TC = 2 Bromine = 1
CC= 1 Alkalinity = 100
CYA = 65
1 ppm CC is good indication of a nascent algae bloom. This will consume all your chlorine
You are not using bromine so ignore the reading BUT if you are reading 1 on the bromine scale that is .5 on the chlorine scale so your chlorine readings are possibly off!

What kind of SWCG do you have? 65 is on the low end of where your CYA should be (higher CYA means slower pH rise for technical reasons so bump this up to the manufacturer's maximum)

100 is a bit high for TA in a salt pool and can lead to a higher acid demand because of more outassing of CO2. 70-80 ppm is better.
Also, maintain your pH at 7.6 instead of 7.4. The lower you put the pH the faster it rises (technical reason -- faster outgassing of CO2)

Phosphate and nitrate readings are generally bogus and are just used to sell (unneeded) phosphate remover products.