I received my Taylor K2006 test kit Thursday night and have been using it to test my water since. I've got the instructions down - actually pretty straight forward if a bit more time consuming (drop-swirl-drop-swirl, etc.) However, . I'm somewhat color obsessed (or color-challenged)....

1) The alkalinity test says the water should turn red, mine actually turns a more pink hue (unless my eyes are deceiving me). Is that ok?

2) When adding the drops, there is a distinct moment when the water "turns" form green to this pink hue. Do I stop counting there - if I add one or two more drops the color deepens becoming less transluscent? Hope I'm explaining this clearly...

3) For Ph test, should you hold the tube up against a white background to compare?

4) When adding the titrating reagent in the Cl test, do you add drops until it is completely colorless? Is a one or two drop difference negligible at that point?

5) I read a post, which I now can't find, which spoke to the accuracy of using 10 ml v. 25 ml sample w/this kit. As I have CH of 350 and with a CYA of 50, I should maintain FC on the high end, I would like to use the 10 ml sample for testing on a regular basis. Is that Ok - when I've done both there's been slight differences each time

What do you advise....