What you heard is correct; trichlor pucks are acidic, and they add about 6 ppm of CYA for every 10 ppm of chlorine.
So . . . you need a K2006 testkit in order to manage your chlorine and CYA. The reason is, the proper chlorine level is determined by the CYA level. In most cases your chlorine level needs to be about 10% of your CYA level. If everything is perfect, you can go lower, but keep in mind that a single algae episode can consume a month's worth of chemicals.
Read http://pool9.net/cl-cya to understand the Cl - CYA relationship.
Read http://pool9.net/tk for kit info.
Test strips are too inaccurate to be an option, even when read by computer. The CYA test, in particular, is horrendously inaccurate.
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