I had to replaster because it had been about 20 years! I'm using a HTH 6-way test kit which is basically the Taylor 2006 packaged under the Wal-mart brand name for about half the price.

Speaking of testing, I've been looking all over this morning for those LaMotte borate test strips and can't find them anywhere except in bulk through LaMotte. Where are ya'll getting them?

If I can find them, then I can answer my own question: If you use borax to put TA within the desired range, are you also automatically putting sodium tetraborate within desired ranges?

In the meantime, I'll breathe a little easier in the hope that I probably didn't get sodium tetraborate too high and even if I did, it might not matter.

Thanks,
Rebecca