Recent content by Agmike

The marginal price on Cal-Hypo at leslies is pretty low when you buy the 100 lb bucket (the first 25 lbs isn't a good deal, but the next 75 is like $1/lb). Does anyone here actually buy liquid chlorine as in cylinders of Cl2? How hard is it to handle, how much does a reasonable addition system...

I'm a noob, so don't take any of this seriously. I'm completely making up theories on stuff I'm unqualified to speak on. That being said, this is the internet, so this isn't unusual. :blah: My first question is why are you pouring in so much chlorine? If you aren't seeing algae or other...

Any update from the original poster? I never *quite* got rid of all of my black algae last year and the spots have grown tremendously. I'm shocking the heck out of it and wire brushing as much as I can hold my breath even now. I'm hoping for a good result in the next few days before I get...

And here I thought I was smart buying powder. Bought a 100 lb bucket of cal-hypo at Leslies yesterday. The 100-lb was $190 and I think the 50 lb bucket was $130. At $1.90/lb, my normal weekly 4-lb shock treatment is $7.60. Using your bleach, I'd need 1.3 jugs = $5.43 a week or a mere $3.62...