Unfortunately, we don't trust test strips as we have seen too many times were the results they gave are way off base. Are you going to order a good kit so that you can better manage your pool? For now, is there a reputable pool store that you can take a water sample to let them test? Just don't let them talk you into buying a bunch of stuff.
Is this a new pool or one that you have had for awhile? If you have had it for awhile, have you used the trichlor tabs for a long time? Check the ingredients of the tabs and see if copper is listed as an ingredient.
That calcium hardness reading is REALLY high! Do you have really hard water where you live or have you been using calhypo? (Some bags of pool shock are calhypo.)

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