well i checked 2 walmarts and they only 2 way testers so i went to pioneer pools and bought what i thout was a 5 way tester but when i got home noticed it was 5 chemicals but only 4 tests; chlorine,ph,alk,acidity.

will this do for the time being while i order a proper kit or should i go and buy the 2006c for 119.99 :O

i got borax and bleach but couldnt find laundry soda at walmarts or sobeys grocery store


i tested the water this morning and got

chlorine 3+(test only goes to 3)

alk 80

ph just a shade lighter than 7.2 but darker than 6.8(if that makes sense)

so i added roughly a 1/4 of the box of borax to the skimmer

pool isnt looking much different than the past few days. the only time i noticed a change was after the initial shock(10l) but ive got a few more weeks until the temps are swimmable so hopefully it will be good to go by then