mguzzy
Gold Supporter
Nothing. the biggest contribution of phosphates in MY POOL is from the Winter crud that falls/blows in it. I say MY POOL in caps because everyone's situation is different. Once I bring my phosphates down in the spring, additional contributions are minimal.. and maintaining my FC works just fine after that. There is some anecdotal evidence that bringing phosphates down is not bad for your SWG either. After running my SWG for going on 15years there might be some credence to that. In the bigger picture I consider my pool as an ecological system ... there is all kinds of stuff going on in there. Phosphates control is just another tool in my arsenal.What do you do about the phosphates that enter your pool after the Spring? (and they do)
Can we call it a phosphate SLAM and start our own website before Denny's grabs the name?Next option is the one I personally use, phosphate removers. Summers for me a a major headache and I often don’t baby the pool as I should. I’ve found that in my personal pool removing phosphates do give me some extra insurance if (or in my case when) my chlorine level drops below FC/CYA ratio. Removing phosphates will almost never totally prevent algae (levels below 100ppm algae can’t live, but you’ll never remove that many) but can give you some extra time to get your chlorine level back up.